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The railings of the elevated section of the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway will now be painted white instead of the tricolour. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) took this decision after residents objected, saying that spitting on tricolour-painted railings during travel would amount to disrespect.

During an inspection, NHAI’s regional manager directed officials to repaint the railings white on both sides. He also reviewed the progress of the expressway and instructed that the project be completed by October 31.

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The 63-km expressway includes an 18-km elevated road and 45 km of greenfield road, with nearly 95 per cent of the work completed. Construction of the elevated stretch in Sarojininagar, Banthra, and Junabag is progressing rapidly and is expected to finish by September. 

Teams have been deployed at different sites for timely completion, and monitoring is being done regularly. Meanwhile, work on the road over the bridge at Amarsas has also reached its final stage.

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