Kamal Ghorui
Noida: The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) and irrigation department teams on Tuesday inspected the Yamuna Pushta road to assess the feasibility and alignment of a proposed elevated corridor that is expected to ease pressure on Noida Expressway.Traffic on the expressway is expected to rise sharply once the Noida International Airport becomes operational later this month. Officials said the proposed 31.2km six-lane elevated road, from Okhla Barrage near Sector 94 to the Yamuna Expressway near Gharbara village, opposite Gautam Buddha University, is being planned as a key alternative route. It will run along the Yamuna embankment, link sectors in central Noida, and eventually merge with the Yamuna Expressway after crossing the Hindon river. Three loops are also proposed to improve access to adjoining sectors. Officials said the corridor will pass through sectors 95, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134 and 135—areas that house several offices, institutions and residential complexes.Noida Authority CEO Krishna Karunesh confirmed that officials inspected the alignment on Tuesday. “The road will improve connectivity for commuters travelling from Noida towards Greater Noida and Jewar,” he said.A three-member team from Almondz Global Infra, the consultant appointed by UPEIDA to carry out a feasibility study, will now assess the technical viability, route alignment and environmental considerations. Once the firm submits its report, the Authority will draw up a detailed project report within three months. Construction is expected to take around two years, with costs shared by the Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna authorities.Earlier, the project was considered for execution by National Highways Authority of India, but it would have required the Pushta road to be declared a national highway and did not progress. The state govt later decided to construct an elevated embankment expressway on the stretch and implement the project through UPEIDA instead.Noida Authority is likely to begin resurfacing damaged sections in the coming weeks to improve traffic flow along the embankment road. Officials said work will also be taken up to plug missing links on the 45-metre-wide sector road along the expressway, easing pressure on the main arterial corridor.
