Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway today, which will reduce travel time from around three hours to just 40 minutes. Built at an estimated cost of ₹4,700 crore, the National Expressway-6 connects Shaheed Path in Lucknow with Chakeri in Kanpur. The six-lane expressway has a maximum permissible speed limit of 120 kmph.