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Completed after prolonged delay

Kukrail (Khurram Nagar) Flyover: 8 Years to Build 5.8km

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 4.8 / 5 · 73 reviews⌖ Shakti Nagar to Gomti Nagar via Khurramnagar, Aliganj, Vikas Nagar, Thakurganj, LucknowEntry #03 in Lucknow

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The 5.8km, six-lane flyover was sanctioned in 2009 but took nearly eight years of construction, plagued by "several construction snags and other issues," before opening in March 2019, three weeks behind even its extended deadline.

The official record states: "Not specified beyond general references to construction snags during execution."

“Five point eight kilometres in eight years: slower than walking, if you started walking in 2011.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

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  • https://www.knocksense.com/lucknow/kukrail-flyover-in-lucknow-finally-opens-for-the-public

Visitor reviews Satire

“Sanctioned in 2009, opened in 2019, and you can cover the 5.8 kilometres in nine minutes.”
FS F. Sequeira · Lucknow★★★★★
“Eight years of construction snags along Khurramnagar, and it still opened three weeks after the extended deadline.”
UT U. Trivedi · Lucknow★★★★★
“One hundred and fifty-seven crore and a decade, for a flyover I have now driven over more times than they spent months building it.”
YK Y. Kaur · Lucknow★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/LUC/2009/FLY
Status
Completed after prolonged delay
Category
Flyover
State
Uttar Pradesh
Year
Sanctioned 2009; started 2011; inaugurated March 27, 2019
Cost to taxpayers
₹157 Cr

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