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Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway: 13 Companies Bid For Both Packages Of 92-km, ₹4700 crore Project That NHAI Aims To Complete By 2024
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Dec 30, 2021, 10:54 AM | Updated 11:17 AM IST
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13 companies have placed bids for both the packages of Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, infrastructure portal The Metro Rail Guy reported.
APCO Infratech, Ashoka Buildcon, Brij Gopal Construction Co, Dilip Buildcon, DP Jain and Company Infrastructure, Gawar Construction, GR Infraprojects , HG Infra Engineering , IRB Infra, Megha Engineering&Infra PNC Infratech, Vishwa Samudra Engineering and Montecarlo Ltd are in contention for both the packages of the project.
Ceigall India Ltd, Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon and Shankarnarayana Constructions, Oriental Structural Engineers and Vishwa Samudra Engineering placed bids for only one of out of two packages of the project
To be constructed at the cost of ₹ 4,700 crore, the Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway will be an 62 km long, 6-lane wide access controlled expressway in India's Uttar Pradesh. The expressway will connect Kanpur and Lucknow and the alignment will be parallel to NH-27 which connects Kanpur and Lucknow with a distance of about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) between existing and proposed parallel roads.
The expressway will start near Shaheed Path in South Lucknow ( connecting Bani, Kantha, Amarsas and terminate at Azad Marg Chauraha near Kanpur’s Ganga Bridge.
NHAI invited tenders for the construction of both the packages under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) mode in September 2021.
While Package 1 is estimated to cost ₹1675.18 crore and Package 2 was valued at ₹1724.67 crore, both come with a 2.5 year deadline.
Package 1 of the expressway will be a 6 lane access-controlled highway connecting Shaheed Path in Lucknow with Azad Chauraha near Kanpur’s Ganga Bridge. It will run parallel to NH27 and consist of a 3.375 km elevated portion between Amausi and Bani
Package 2 of expressway project is a greenfield alignment parallel to the existing NH27. It will connect town of Bani with Azad Marg Chauraha near Kanpur’s Ganga Bridge.
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