Major infra projects to transform Sarojini Nagar

Lucknow: Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday said a series of infrastructure projects worth several thousand crore rupees are transforming the constituency into a major connectivity and development hub under the leadership of chief minister Yogi Adityanath.Singh said the Rs 5,000-crore, 50-km Link Expressway will connect the Agra and Purvanchal expressways, boosting industrial growth and improving regional connectivity. He added that the Rs 4,700-crore, 65-km Lucknow-Kanpur Elevated Road will reduce travel time between Amausi Airport and Kanpur to about 40 minutes, easing congestion and promoting commerce.Highlighting the ongoing works, the MLA said six bridges worth Rs 499.51 crore, restoration of 11 canal embankments at a cost of Rs 492.34 crore, and construction and strengthening of 165 roads worth Rs 216 crore are underway.

More than 1,900 roads have also been built across the constituency through various civic agencies at a cost of Rs 144 crore.He said the Public Works Department has sanctioned Rs 163 crore to widen the 11.5-km Bani-Mohanlalganj Road into a four-lane corridor, while UPSIDA has developed four roads worth Rs 514.5 crore. Other major projects include the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, Outer Ring Road (Kisan Path), the Amausi and Piparsand railway underpasses, the Arjunganj-Cantt bridge, the Haroni rail overbridge, and the widening of Lucknow-Mohan Road.