Speeding days over? UP Expressway authority planning to reduce speed limit on THIS e-way from 120 kmph to 75 kmph due to…

The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is considering reducing the maximum speed limit in Agra-Lucknow Expressway. Currently, cars are allowed to travel at a maximum speed of 120 km/h, but the Authority may reduce this speed to 75 km/h to improve safety and prevent accidents.

The proposal comes after data showed that nearly 70 per cent of crashes on the highway occur between midnight and 8am. Currently the speed limit is 120 km/h for small vehicles, 100 km/h for joggers and minibuses, and 80 km/h for heavy trucks.

In addition to lowering speed limits, UPEIDA is also considering other safety measures. These include:

• Safety inspection is carried out on the highway
• Using drones to record accidents for scientific research
• Installing crash barriers on both sides of the median
• Hanging digital awareness boards at toll booths and roadside facilities

Officials say similar speed checks could be implemented for all vehicle categories, not just small vehicles. The meeting to review these recommendations was recently chaired by UPEIDA CEO Deepak Kumar.

Speaking about the plan, UPEIDA’s Additional CEO Srihari Pratap Shahi said: “An analysis was carried out to understand how accidents could be reduced, especially on winter nights when fog is common. One of the suggestions was to reduce the speed, and we are evaluating this. In addition to speed, drunk driving and driver fatigue are also important problems.”

The final decision on the proposal is still pending.