The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of 117.7-km Kanpur–Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway, a four-lane access-controlled corridor with structures designed for six-laning in future, forming a key segment of the Bhopal–Kanpur Economic Corridor.With an estimated cost of Rs 7,145.14 crore, the project will be implemented by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on build-operate-transfer (toll) mode, together with the operation and maintenance of the existing Kanpur-Kabrai section of the NH-34.The project will provide seamless, high-speed connectivity between Kanpur and Kabrai, while strengthening onward connectivity to Sagar, Bhopal and other parts of Madhya Pradesh, thereby creating a modern access controlled economic corridor, linking the industrial and commercial centres of Uttar Pradesh with mineral-rich, manufacturing and agricultural regions of Madhya Pradesh.