For the first time, 3D Automated Machine Guidance (AMG) technology will be used for the construction of the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway by the National Highways Authority of India.
With the use of this technology, the speed of construction of the highway will be doubled, as well as through this technology, the officials and contractors of the National Highway Authority of India will be able to get a direct update of the speed of work on their phones and computers. Importantly, the 63 km long Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway is the first such project in which this technology will be used.
Defense Minister and MP from Lucknow and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways will lay the foundation stone of this Rs 4,200 crore project on Wednesday, which will reduce travel time between the two cities to barely 40 minutes by December 2023.
The project will start from Chaudhary Singh International Airport and will connect to the proposed Ring Road of Kanpur.
During the visit, Chaudhary Singh will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of different projects worth Rs 7,506 crore by reaching the venue directly near the Chaudhary Singh International Airport metro station.
He will also lay the foundation stone of Delhi-Amritsar expressway and national highway projects through video conferencing. Later in state capital Lucknow, the Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 16 National Highway projects at Chaudhary Singh International Airport. The projects are being constructed with rupees 7410 crores. In the evening he will launch 4 national highway projects worth rupees 5169 crores.
Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway to cut travel time by 40 mins:
With the construction of the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, the distance between Kanpur and Lucknow will be covered in just 40 minutes. This project is to be completed by December 2023.
The project will help implement 3D AMG systems in the highway sector
The 3D AMG uses data from sources such as 3D engineered models to guide construction equipment during earthwork and paving.
The AMG links sophisticated design software with construction equipment to direct the operations of construction machinery with a high level of precision, and improves the speed and accuracy of the construction process, officials said.
A National Highways Authority of India official said these systems integrate a computer within the cab of construction equipment with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellites to relay position information from the GNSS receivers mounted on the machines.
"The computer evaluates the machine's actual horizontal and vertical position relative to its location in a proposed computer-generated model of the project. The operator uses information from the computer to control the machine's equipment. This kind of onboard computer is directly linked to the machine hydraulics, controlling their operation with minimal input from the operator," the official added.
This module has been used by some private players in civil constructions in India. This has not been used widely.
"The National Highways Authority of India has chosen this expressway project to evaluate the system. The learning from this expressway project will help us for widespread implementation of the 3D AMG systems in the highway sector," said another official.
The expressway starts from Chaudhary Singh International Airport and will connect with the proposed Ring Road in Kanpur. About 13 km of the expressway will be elevated from the project.
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