The new 32km-long highway will serve as a bypass for the existing Noida Expressway and will strategize to accommodate the surge in population attributed to the burgeoning corporate presence.
Noida: In a joint effort by the Noida Authority, RITES, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), and the irrigation department, an extensive study has been concluded for a new expressway along the Yamuna Pushta Road that will decongest the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The new 32km-long highway will serve as a bypass for the existing Noida Expressway and will strategize to accommodate the surge in population attributed to the burgeoning corporate presence.
The new 32km-long highway, spanning from Sector 94 near the Delhi border at Kalindi Kunj to Sector 150, in close proximity to Greater Noida, has a connectivity link to the Yamuna Expressway.
The new highway is specifically planned to manage the anticipated increase in traffic to and from the new airport.
In spite of the 11-km stretch of the Pushta Road opening to the public in June 2014, it remains underutilized due to its suboptimal conditions and to look into the feasibility of the new route, a nine-member committee, led by additional CEO Sanjay Khatri and comprising officials from NHAI, the irrigation department, and RITES, was established in November last year.
The panel conducted a survey on December 29 to examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal details of the proposed expressway, alongside the crucial factors governing its alignment.
DGM (civil) Vijay Kumar Rawal, who is responsible for compiling the feasibility report, stated that consultations with NHAI, UP Irrigation Department, and RITES were ongoing, with further site inspections in the pipeline.
The officials involved in the project expect that the new route will significantly enhance connectivity to various residential sectors along the river, including 128, 135, 150, 151, and 168, as well as Greater Noida.
Moreover, to ensure smooth connectivity, two rotaries are projected to be constructed at both ends of the proposed expressway. While the first one is expected near Kalindi Kunj metro station, the second rotary, likely near Sector 150, will provide access to the Yamuna Expressway through a cloverleaf interchange.