On record
Roughly two weeks after its high-profile inauguration, the expressway's upper asphalt surface caved/cracked over a stretch of about 40 metres; viral photos later showed pedestal fans deployed on the road to dry out rain-soaked patchwork repairs, drawing sharp political criticism.
The official record states: "NHAI Project Director Nakul Prakash Verma said "only the upper surface was affected over a stretch of about 40 metres," describing it as surface slippage rather than structural failure, and that "such technical issue may occur at some locations" on long asphalt roads."
“Two weeks after opening, workers were drying a ₹4,500-crore expressway with pedestal fans.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttar-pradesh/rs-4200-crore-expressway-develops-cracks-days-after-inauguration-in-up/
- https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/fans-used-to-fry-lucknow-kanpur-expressway-as-rain-exposes-road-damage-akhilesh-targets-cm-yogi-adityanath-govt
Visitor reviews Satire
“Forty metres of the surface gave way two weeks after the ribbon, on an expressway that cost over four thousand crore.”
“Saw the pedestal fans out on the carriageway drying the patchwork. Somebody brought fans to a national highway.”
“NHAI calls it surface slippage that may occur at some locations, which it did, at the newest location available.”
