3 yrs after deadline, Bhangel elevated road finally ready
Launched in June 2020 with a Dec 2022 deadline, the project took over five years to complete — more than double the intended timeline for the project.
On Monday, UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd (UPSBCL), the construction agency, issued a letter stating the main carriageway of the elevated road was ready for traffic and would be handed over to Noida Authority on Aug 1.
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Noida Authority CEO Lokesh M told TOI that the elevated road would be opened to the public after the last leg of the beautification work was complete, along with its new Sector 96 headquarters.
The Authority is also planning to add two loops at the Sector 49-107 intersection. One of these is to descend near the Hanuman statue for commuters heading to 7X sectors from Sector 37, and the other towards Phase 2 and Surajpur.
The loops, which are also be built on the opposite side for commuters travelling towards Sector 107, are likely to be constructed in six months after a construction agency is shortlisted.
Once operational, the elevated road is expected to ease traffic pressure on the Noida Expressway and improve connectivity between central and southeastern parts of the city.
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Spanning from Agahpur to Noida Special Economic Zone (NSEZ), the project will allow commuters to skirt over the congested DSC Road and bypass major traffic choke points at Chhalera, Barola and Bhangel.
Though proposed in 2013, construction of the elevated road began only in June 2020. With repeated delays over funding gaps, design changes and slow approvals, the original Dec 2022 deadline was extended twice — first to 2023, and then to 2024.
Multiple factors caused the delay. A severe funding crunch halted construction for six months in 2023 after UPSBCL, the executing agency, stopped work due to pending payments. Work resumed in Oct after partial payments were released and project costs were revised upwards by over Rs 100 crore.
Design changes also added to the delay. A 90-metre realignment was needed near Agahpur-Bhangel due to two obstructing structures, which increased material use and cost.
Slow approvals and rains disrupted the final stage works, like mastic and bitumen layering.
Although the elevated stretch is ready, the bridge corporation is yet to complete the service lanes, drainage and landscaping on the DSC Road below, leaving residents and traders in Barola, Salarpur, and Bhangel to suffer due to broken roads, waterlogging, and years of reduced business.
UPSBCL has claimed that Noida Authority was yet to clear Rs 219 crore of the total construction cost of the elevated road, which includes Rs 163 crore in cost escalation, Rs 16 crore in GST differences and Rs 30 crore in interest, leaving it short of funds.
The corporation claimed that the Authority had not responded to its letters, forcing it to invoke the arbitration clause to recover dues.
While the corporation has now asked to be relieved of the incomplete ground works, estimating that they would cost another Rs 25 crore and take eight months, Noida CEO said UPSBCL was still responsible for the remaining work. He also stated that all bills had been cleared.
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