{"id":9563,"date":"2026-08-07T05:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9563"},"modified":"2026-08-07T05:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:16:58","slug":"fan-tastic-fix-lucknow-kanpur-expressway-repairs-get-breath-of-fresh-air-removed-after-video-go-viral-lucknow-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9563","title":{"rendered":"Fan-tastic fix: Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway repairs get breath of fresh air, removed after video go viral | Lucknow News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133012605,imgsize-109612,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/photographs-showing-pedestal-fans-placed-along-a-repair-site-went-viral-on-social-media-drawing-flak-and-jibes.jpg\" alt=\"Fan-tastic fix: Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway repairs get breath of fresh air, removed after video go viral\" title=\"Photographs showing pedestal fans placed along a repair site went viral on social media, drawing flak and jibes.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Photographs showing pedestal fans placed along a repair site went viral on social media, drawing flak and jibes.\">Photographs showing pedestal fans placed along a repair site went viral on social media, drawing flak and jibes.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LUCKNOW: How does one repair an expressway that is heavily damaged barely days after being inaugurated with much fanfare? Using fans to blow-dry it, of course!<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>That\u2019s what PNC Infratech, the contractor for the Rs 4,200 crore Lucknow-Kanpur expressway, was caught doing after stretches of the country\u2019s first e-way with AI-based traffic management systems caved in.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Photographs showing pedestal fans placed along a repair site went viral on social media, drawing flak and jibes. The images showed about a dozen fans positioned near a damaged stretch of the Unnao-Lucknow-bound carriageway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The section required filling of the sub-base course along with binding material before the surface could be treated with bitumen and asphalt. Persistent wet conditions have delayed the process, and fresh cracks have reportedly begun appearing around the repaired area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>With intermittent rains slowing down the work, sources said staff engaged by PNC Infratech deployed the fans on Wednesday morning to speed up drying at the 300-metre stretch under restoration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The damaged stretch has affected traffic flow on the high-speed corridor, which was opened to the public on July 13.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>With diversions in place due to the ongoing work, vehicles travelling on both sides have been using the same carriageway for roughly 6 km, worsening congestion and slowing movement during peak hours.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Officials said the contractor is working under pressure after NHAI set a deadline of Friday morning to restore the stretch.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>It has directed the company to repair the entire affected stretch at its own cost and has exempted expressway users from paying fees during the disruption. NHAI earlier initiated proceedings to declare PNC Infratech a non-performing company and imposed a penalty.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Sources said the fans were initially brought in to dry the construction material and were later positioned along the repair site.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Officials added that tarpaulin sheets, air-drying machines and high-intensity pavement cleaning equipment have also remained deployed at the site for the past five to six days.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/lucknow\/fan-tastic-fix-lucknow-kanpur-expressway-repairs-get-breath-of-fresh-air-video-surfaces\/articleshow\/133012467.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographs showing pedestal fans placed along a repair site went viral on social media, drawing flak and jibes. LUCKNOW: How does one repair an expressway that is heavily damaged barely days after being inaugurated with much fanfare? 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