LUCKNOW, May 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has signed an agreement with the ETH Zurich University and the RTDT Laboratories AG of Switzerland to make the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway world class. The pact has been signed to implement artificial intelligence (AI) and sensor-based systems for monitoring the expressway's quality and comfort, officials said.

According to the government, this technology can detect and fix road defects during the construction phase itself. After successful implementation of this technology on the Ganga Expressway, it will be used on the Gorakhpur Link Expressway too.

"The Swiss technology is being used to ensure the riding quality and comfort of the Ganga Expressway," said Shrihari Pratap Shahi, additiona...