Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has directed officials to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for an approximately 23-km-long elevated corridor from Lucknow Airport to the Outer Ring Road on Shaheed Path. Gadkari stated construction will commence by December 2026. The proposed three-layer elevated flyover will include a modern Mass Rapid Transport System. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh suggested a Metro service be operated on the same corridor. Additionally approved: six-lane highway from Lucknow to Sitapur; service road on Kisan Path; Ayodhya-Gonda Bypass; Anandnagar-Maharajganj Bypass; Padrauna-Tamkuhi Bypass; Dadri-Lalkuan six-lane elevated road. New road projects worth Rs 50,000-60,000 crore approved in Uttar Pradesh. Target: development works worth Rs 5 lakh crore in the state over next two years. Three National Highway projects worth over Rs 4,850 crore inaugurated and foundation stones laid.

In response to increasing traffic in Lucknow, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari directed officials to prepare the DPR for construction of approximately 23-km-long elevated corridor from Lucknow Airport to Outer Ring Road on Shaheed Path. Construction is targeted to begin by December 2026. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh suggested future Metro service on the same corridor. The proposed elevated structure will be a three-layer flyover including a modern Mass Rapid Transport System. At a July 2026 programme in Lucknow, officials also inaugurated and laid foundation stones for three National Highway projects worth more than Rs 4,850 crore. Additional approved projects include: six-lane highway from Lucknow to Sitapur, service road on Kisan Path in Lucknow, Ayodhya-Gonda Bypass, Anandnagar-Maharajganj Bypass, Padrauna-Tamkuhi Bypass, and Dadri-Lalkuan six-lane elevated road. New road projects worth Rs 50,000-60,000 crore approved in Uttar Pradesh, with target to complete development works worth Rs 5 lakh crore in the state over next two years.

Pedestrians on Shaheed Path have struggled to cross due to absence of designated crossing facilities, with no zebra crossing or foot overbridge available, forcing longer routes or risky direct crossings on the high-speed corridor. After nearly a year of delays, Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has finalised a private agency and issued a work order for the proposed foot overbridge, set to come up in front of a mall near a private hospital. LDA chief engineer Manvendra Kumar Singh said the project faced delays as the authority initially failed to attract bidders. The authority decided to execute the project through a public-private partnership model. The selected agency will generate revenue through advertisements and commercial spaces. Construction is likely to begin in the coming months. Site location disagreements between the mall and LDA contributed to delays—the mall suggested a different location while LDA preferred another site. In July 2025, LDA officials had said design was finalised and a Detailed Project Report was being prepared. Most procedural hurdles are now addressed and the project is expected to move ahead in front of the mall.

Third phase of Green Corridor project includes a flyover and cloverleaf interchange at the Shaheed Path–Green Corridor junction.

Lucknow plans a 23-kilometre multilevel corridor on Shaheed Path integrating two flyovers, metro and the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS). Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the project at a Lucknow event in July 2026. It aims to ease traffic and improve public-transport connections, including between the airport and other parts of the city. The detailed design and construction information will be set out in the project’s DPR. Groundbreaking is targeted before December 2026. At the same event, Gadkari said Uttar Pradesh would complete development projects worth about ₹5 lakh crore over the next two years.