New Delhi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led  Uttar Pradesh state is set to get highway projects worth over Rs 1 lakh crore. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for highway projects in Lucknow.

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Sing  will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate several projects under Namami Gange programme worth over Rs 1,969 crore. The  national highways which will be inaugurated are-  four-laning of Lucknow-Sultanpur section on NH-56, four-laning of Kursi Road–Ayodhya Road section of Lucknow ring road, four-laning of Ghaghra Bridge to Budhanpur section on NH-233, widening to two-lane with paved shoulders of Sonoli-Gorakhpur section on NH-29E.  Other projects include widening to two-lane with paved shoulders of Barabanki-Jarwal Road Junction on NH-28C, widening to two-lane with paved shoulders of Rudauli-Basti section on NH-233, widening to two-lane with paved shoulders of 55 kms section on NH-730A, widening to two-lane with paved shoulders of Pilibhit-Puranpur section on NH-730, widening to two-lane with paved shoulders of Puranpur-Khutar section on NH-730, and other such project.

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Home Minister will also lay the foundation stone for construction of Amethi Bypass and widening and construction of important sections of highways in the State. Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for various projects will be initiated on the occasion  He will also inaugurate several projects under Namami Gange programme. The minister will also lay the foundation stone for the construction of Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway.