UP expressway speed limit to be capped at 80 kmph

Uttar Pradesh will reduce expressway speed limits from 120 to 80 km/h due to dense fog, effective until February 15, to enhance safety.

Published on: Dec 17, 2025, 04:02:00 IST

By Pawan Dixit, Lucknow

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As dense fog wreaks havoc on expressways across the state, Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has decided to cut down the speed limit on them from the existing 120 kmph to 80 kmph.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest network of expressways in the country.

The new speed limit is likely to be enforced soon on all expressways in the state. It will be in force till February 15.

The decision comes in the wake of a series of accidents on expressways in the state on Tuesday.

UPEIDA has also decided to apprise commuters at all toll plazas about fog with the help of public address system. Commuters will be apprised about how dense is fog ahead on the roads.

“UPEIDA has rolled out several measures to check accidents on expressways. The process has already begun,” said Rajesh Pandey, nodal officer, road safety and security, UPEIDA.

UPEIDA has also decided to put up red reflector tapes on vehicles, especially large trucks and trailers for enhancing nighttime visibility in fog on expressways.

These tapes use high-intensity materials that reflect light, acting as a safety backup in fog conditions.

It has also been decided to refurbish yellow and white strips on expressways. These strips (markings) are essential in fog as they provide crucial visual guidance to drivers to stay within their land and avoid collisions.

Several measures are already in place on all expressways.

At every five km, two petrol cars and two safety vehicles are stationed. A crane and a hydra are in place at every 50 km on expressways.

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Pawan Dixit
Pawan Dixit, Assistant Editor, brings over 20 years of frontline reporting experience to the newsroom. A specialist on Uttar Pradesh politics and governance, he has reported from the ground across the state’s most consequential stories. He cut his teeth in eastern UP, spending 15 years covering the region. Based in Varanasi, he reported the 2012 UP Assembly polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections that reshaped the state’s political map. Moving to Lucknow in 2016, he has since led coverage of the 2017 and 2022 UP Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. His reporting tracks the BJP’s strategy, opposition moves, and voter sentiment across all 75 districts. Pawan has been a constant presence in Ayodhya since 2016. He reported the entire arc of the Ram Mandir movement — from the legal fight to the Supreme Court verdict, through temple construction, to the inauguration. He continues to track every development at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. On the state beat, he covers the BJP, the Industrial Development Department, and handles key outstation political assignments. He also reports major cases from the district court, Lucknow bench of the High Court, and the State Information Commission. Along with this, he also reports on NGT's important decisions related to UP. Known for sharp sourcing and clear analysis, Pawan connects politics, policy, infrastructure and faith — the forces driving UP today. He has reported developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir movement since 2016. The Supreme Court's Ram Mandir verdict, temple construction and the its opening have been reported by him. He reports all developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir Trust. He covers state BJP, Industrial development department, outstation political assignments, reports special cases from district court, high court and state information commissionRead More

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