On Friday, a fighter jet practised on a 3.3 km stretch of the highway marked for landings as part of a Defence Ministry plan for emergencies when military air fields are not available. A bureaucrat who was returning to Lucknow after watching the test landing was injured in a car crash on the brand new highway.
An IAF jet practised landing on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Friday
Earlier that day, the Chief Minister, who had recently taken a ride with his family on the expressway, had warned against speeding on it. “I request you to drive on the expressway with caution and not exceed a speed limit of 100 km an hour,” he had said.
Officials say it will have an automatic traffic management system to deal with fog and reduce road accidents. It also features an eight-lane bridge across the river Ganga, which will connect Unnao and Kanpur.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:drivespark.com)
