Noida: UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has invited tenders for contractors to build a 74-km access-controlled link road connecting Noida International Airport with the Ganga Expressway via Bulandshahr. The UP cabinet recently gave final approval to the project, which will have six lanes and can be expanded to eight lanes. The project will be completed in three years.The expressway will start from the Yamuna Expressway at the 24.8-km point near the upcoming Film City in YEIDA Sector 21 and connect with the Ganga Expressway at the 44.3-km point near Syana in Bulandshahr.The six-lane corridor will be developed for Rs 8,586 crore. “The state govt has also approved Rs 250 crore for the project under the supplementary budget,” Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh said. “This expressway will emerge as an economic corridor connecting western Uttar Pradesh with the rest of the country.”It will pass through 56 villages — eight in Noida and 48 in Bulandshahr district. Land for the project is already being acquired. Yamuna Authority has acquired nearly 90% of the land in its area. Twenty-three hectares in Mehdipur and Bhaipur villages are yet to be acquired.The project will include seven underpasses, 11 small bridges, three major bridges, two underpasses, one flyover and four railway overbridges. The construction will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase, a 24-km road will be constructed from Bhaipur Brahmanan in Greater Noida to Bichaula village in Bulandshahr. The second phase will cover the 50-km stretch from Bichaula to Bahanpur, Syana.The developer will construct the expressway along with service roads, bridges, culverts, underpasses, road overbridges, interchanges, drainage systems, fencing, road safety and traffic control systems. The project will also include a toll plaza, control centre, CCTV cameras, emergency telephones, landscaping and slope protection.The contractor will be responsible for the design, engineering, procurement and construction of the project, followed by maintenance during the five-year defect liability period.The expressway project will also benefit New Noida, also known as Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region. Around 20 km of the expressway will pass through this area.
