LUCKNOW, Jan. 12 -- With the trial run of the FASTag-enabled toll booth system on the under-construction Ganga Expressway being conducted successfully, the country's longest 594-km Ganga Expressway is set to become operational next month. The country's longest expressway passes through 12 districts-Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj. According to the UPEIDA, trial runs of the FASTag-enabled toll booth systems are being conducted on the expressway. During the trial, the automatic boom barriers at the toll booths opened smoothly as vehicles slowed down, immediately after the system scanned the FASTag installed on them. Officials said the test confirmed the efficiency and readiness of the contactless toll collection mechanism being implemented on the expressway. The expressway spans 140 water bodies and includes seven road overbridges, 17 interchanges, 14 major bridges, 126 minor bridges, 28 flyovers, 50 vehicle underpasses, 171 light vehicle underpasses, 160 small vehicle underpasses, and 946 culverts. According to senior officials of the state government, Ganga Expressway is almost complete and is in the last phase of becoming operational. The state government has also signed an agreement with the ETH Zurich University and the RTDT Laboratories AG of Switzerland to make the expressway safe for commuters. According to senior state government officials, the Ganga Expressway is nearly complete and in the final stage of becoming operational. The state government has also signed an agreement with ETH Zurich University and Switzerland-based RTDT Laboratories AG to enhance safety for commuters on the expressway. The agreement has been signed to implement artificial intelligence (AI) and sensor-based systems for monitoring the expressway's quality and comfort. 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 also. An Innova vehicle fitted with vibration technology and seven accelerometer sensors-four for quality and three for comfort-is inspecting all six lanes. The vehicle gathers data on road surface conditions, comfort levels, and elevation variations, which can be monitored in real time through online graphs....