News Related to NH24 Widening.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/NH-24-20km-stretch-to-be-widened/articleshow/8104742.cms
NH-24: 20km stretch to be widened
NOIDA: After a delay of almost five years, the Uttar Pradesh
government has granted a green signal to the proposed widening of
NH-24. In a meeting held last Thursday, the authorities sanctioned the
widening of the 20-km stretch of NH-24 to improve connectivity between
Delhi and parts of Ghaziabad and Noida. Work has now begun on widening
the existing 4-lane stretch between Uttar Pradesh border and Dasna to
eight lanes, including a service lane on either side.
Although the first proposal in this regard was made in early 2006, it
never took off. Since then, residents and regular commuters on the
stretch kept making persistent demands for the revival of the project.
The authorities finally granted an approval to begin work last week.
The project cost, however, has escalated from about Rs 20 crore to
over Rs 200 crore now. The Ghaziabad authority has asked the Noida
Authority to bear about one-third of the total cost since the widening
work will ease considerable traffic flow on the 4.6 km stretch between
Noida Model Town Chowk and UP Gate.
The delay in implementation of the widening work has also resulted in
several traffic bottlenecks and major traffic jams on the stretch. On
an average, around 70,000 vehicles ply each day on this stretch. "The
expansion of NH-24 is of utmost importance. Given the traffic load on
the stretch, the widening work will be supervised constantly to avoid
any further delay. The Ghaziabad Development Authority has already
released a part of its share of funds for the work and Noida Authority
is in the process of releasing funds," said District Magistrate,
Deepak Aggarwal.
Currently, the four-lane road from UP gate to Dasna is one of the most
congested NH corridors. Once the widening work is completed, this
stretch will become almost signal-free. The authorities have also
decided to keep it toll free considering that a large section of the
traffic using this stretch is local.
-Gyani
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URL:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/NH-24-20km-stretch-to-be-widened/articleshow/8104742.cms
NH-24: 20km stretch to be widened
NOIDA: After a delay of almost five years, the Uttar Pradesh
government has granted a green signal to the proposed widening of
NH-24. In a meeting held last Thursday, the authorities sanctioned the
widening of the 20-km stretch of NH-24 to improve connectivity between
Delhi and parts of Ghaziabad and Noida. Work has now begun on widening
the existing 4-lane stretch between Uttar Pradesh border and Dasna to
eight lanes, including a service lane on either side.
Although the first proposal in this regard was made in early 2006, it
never took off. Since then, residents and regular commuters on the
stretch kept making persistent demands for the revival of the project.
The authorities finally granted an approval to begin work last week.
The project cost, however, has escalated from about Rs 20 crore to
over Rs 200 crore now. The Ghaziabad authority has asked the Noida
Authority to bear about one-third of the total cost since the widening
work will ease considerable traffic flow on the 4.6 km stretch between
Noida Model Town Chowk and UP Gate.
The delay in implementation of the widening work has also resulted in
several traffic bottlenecks and major traffic jams on the stretch. On
an average, around 70,000 vehicles ply each day on this stretch. "The
expansion of NH-24 is of utmost importance. Given the traffic load on
the stretch, the widening work will be supervised constantly to avoid
any further delay. The Ghaziabad Development Authority has already
released a part of its share of funds for the work and Noida Authority
is in the process of releasing funds," said District Magistrate,
Deepak Aggarwal.
Currently, the four-lane road from UP gate to Dasna is one of the most
congested NH corridors. Once the widening work is completed, this
stretch will become almost signal-free. The authorities have also
decided to keep it toll free considering that a large section of the
traffic using this stretch is local.
-Gyani
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