NH-24 widening likely now
After being delayed over and over again, the project of widening the National Highway (NH)-24 might soon see some development. The matter has been taken up after complaints from residents about the inordinate delay of the stretch, especially from Hapur to Brij Ghat. As per the original plan, NH-24 was to be widened to eight lanes. The work on the stretch started four years back. With the delay the project cost has escalated by Rs 17 , crore.
"The expansion of NH-24 is of utmost importance. Given the traffic load any delay will not be taken lightly The Ghaziabad . Development Authority (GDA) has already given Rs 15 crore and the Noida Authority is in the process of giving funds," says District Magistrate, Deepak Aggarwal. He also added that the work would definitely start by the end of January next year.
With delay in the project, bottlenecks have started forming on the stretch. "NH-24 will become a choke point soon if the District Administration does not take some action soon. There are traffic jams because of the increasing traffic load near the Indirapu ram Crossing and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) crossing.
The residents have complained to the District Administration that a six km stretch is yet to be handed over to the Setu Nigam. The stretch is to be completed in phases. According to the initial plan, the stretch from Hapur to Brij Ghat was to be completed first. "The stretch from Hapur was to be completed to make it accident free. Now with that also being delayed, we cannot have an eight-lane road even during the Commonwealth Games. Even as the road widening has been delayed, there are more and more housing projects announced by the GDA along the NH-24," says D. K. Mishra, a resident of Nyay Khand.
"The expansion of NH-24 is of utmost importance. Given the traffic load any delay will not be taken lightly The Ghaziabad . Development Authority (GDA) has already given Rs 15 crore and the Noida Authority is in the process of giving funds," says District Magistrate, Deepak Aggarwal. He also added that the work would definitely start by the end of January next year.
With delay in the project, bottlenecks have started forming on the stretch. "NH-24 will become a choke point soon if the District Administration does not take some action soon. There are traffic jams because of the increasing traffic load near the Indirapu ram Crossing and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) crossing.
The residents have complained to the District Administration that a six km stretch is yet to be handed over to the Setu Nigam. The stretch is to be completed in phases. According to the initial plan, the stretch from Hapur to Brij Ghat was to be completed first. "The stretch from Hapur was to be completed to make it accident free. Now with that also being delayed, we cannot have an eight-lane road even during the Commonwealth Games. Even as the road widening has been delayed, there are more and more housing projects announced by the GDA along the NH-24," says D. K. Mishra, a resident of Nyay Khand.