LUCKNOW, July 13 -- Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway on Monday during his day-long visit to Uttar Pradesh, where he will also review the state's national highway projects with chief minister Yogi Adityanath and dedicate several road infrastructure projects to the nation, officials said. The fully access-controlled expressway, which will be opened to traffic from July 14, is expected to cut travel time between Lucknow and Kanpur from nearly three hours during peak traffic to about 45 minutes. Defence minister Rajnath Singh and chief minister Yogi Adityanath are also scheduled to attend the inaugural ceremony.htc...