The Awadh Expressway also known as Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway connects two major cities Kanpur and Lucknow of the Awadh Region of Uttar Pradesh. It is an under-construction, 63-kilometre-long (39 mi), six-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway in India's Uttar Pradesh. It has been given the status of National Expressway.