The Uttar Pradesh government and the concerned authorities are constantly striving to improve the traffic infrastructure so that passengers can save time and travel becomes more convenient. Let’s take a look at some of the major recent changes.
Significant time savings when traveling from Noida to Faridabad
To reduce the travel time between Noida and Faridabad, the construction of Faridabad-Jewar Expressway is going on at a fast pace. With the construction of this expressway, the distance of 90 km will be reduced to 31 km.And the time which currently takes two to three hours can be reduced to just 15 minutes.
This expressway will directly connect Jewar Airport of Noida to Sector 65 of Faridabad. The construction work started in June 2023.And the National Highway Authority hopes that this expressway will be completed by June 2025. The construction of the connecting road will start soon for direct connectivity of Gautam Buddha Nagar with Faridabad.
The farmers have removed the obstacle in the construction of the link road to Manjhawali police and have started registering the land to the Public Works Department.Some farmers of Jaganpur village registered their land in the name of the department on Tuesday.
The land of 40 farmers is to be registered in the name of the Public Works Department for the road.At present, vehicular movement continues on the unpaved road built within the Greater Noida border till Manjhawali bridge to go to Faridabad.
To reach Faridabad quickly, people are going on the bridge with their vehicles through the unpaved road. This poses a risk of accident. There is a fear of vehicles slipping from the unpaved road during rains. All types of vehicles, including heavy and light vehicles, ply on this route.
The construction of the road to Manjhawali bridge has been stuck for about 10 years. The work was stopped due to a dispute with the farmers over the compensation rate.
All the farmers have agreed and are ready to give their land. The district administration has moved the process of purchasing land forward by resolving the dispute with the farmers.
Noida Change in speed limit on Yamuna Expressway
The foundation stone for the construction of the bridge over Yamuna was laid in 2014. A 630 meter long and four lane bridge has been built. A one kilometer long road is to be constructed in Gautam Buddha Nagar to connect the bridge.
After this, road construction can begin.With the construction of the road, movement between Gautam Buddha Nagar and Haryana will become easier and time will be saved. There will be relief from the problem of traffic jam.
Till now, connectivity between Gautam Buddha Nagar and Haryana is through Delhi or Eastern Peripheral.As a third option, a road is being constructed by building a bridge near Manjhawali village on the Yamuna river.
The bridge and the road in Haryana’s part have already been constructed. But in Gautam Buddha Nagar, the administration had to make great efforts to get the consent of the farmers for road construction. Srinivas Arya said that Jayavati Devi, Rohtas Nagar, Jitendra Nagar etc. registered the name of the Public Works Department.
Department.The construction of the bridge will lead to development of the area. Some farmers including former head of Jaganpur Srinivas Arya registered the land in the name of the Public Works Department on Tuesday.
For road construction, 6.5 hectares of land of Mursadpur, Afzalpur, Jaganpur and Atta Gujran villages is to be purchased. In return, compensation of about Rs 25.69 crore will be distributed to 40 farmers at the rate of Rs 3,720 per annum.
