Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has plans to reduce maximum vehicular speed limit on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway from the current 120 km/h to 75 km/h. The move comes after the NHAI shared data showing “70% of accidents take place on the busy e-way between 12am and 8am”.

However, the authority’s plan does not only cover limiting speed on highways but also other measures like conducting a safety audit of the e-way, recording of accidents via drones to enable scientific investigation and analysis of the actual causes, installation of crash barriers on both sides of the central median and digital awareness boards at toll plazas and wayside amenities, among others.

Why speed limit will likely be reduced?

Presently, the speed limit for tempo travellers, min

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