Underpass work at Gaur Chowk begins, traffic diverted; residents complain of jams, dust
NOIDA: Traffic diversions were implemented at Gaur Chowk as the construction of a six-lane underpass parallel to the Taj Highway gathered momentum. Due to excavation work on the main carriageway of the Greater Noida West road—which connects Bisrakh/Surajpur to Gaur Chowk—Greater Noida Authority and traffic police diverted vehicles to the adjacent service lanes.
Now, traffic from Bisrakh towards Noida must use the service lane and then turn left towards Parthala. Commuters heading to the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) and Gaur City will have to take a left and then a U-turn to proceed. However, people travelling from Noida to Ek Murti via Gaur Chowk and vice versa can navigate as the rotary is not blocked.
The 700 m long underpass, running parallel to the 60-metre road, is designed to connect Greater Noida directly with Gaur City and the DME, allowing vehicles to bypass Gaur Chowk altogether.
Of the total length, 350 metres will stretch on either side of the Chowk. The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 92 crore, and the project timeline is set for one and a half years.
Ravi Kumar NG, CEO of Greater Noida Authority, said the digging at the main intersection for underpass work began. 'A key section of the carriageway is now blocked for construction, with traffic being diverted to service lanes,' he said.
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Similar diversions are expected on the Taj Highway as the work progresses in the coming days.
Gaur Chowk, also known as Char Murti, is a central traffic node in Greater Noida West, a housing hub accommodating over five lakh residents. The six-lane road, already under pressure from traffic pouring in from Noida, Surajpur, Crossings Republik, and the DME, has long struggled with congestion.
While the Parthala flyover, inaugurated in 2023 on the Vikas Marg-FNG Expressway junction, eased bottlenecks at Parthala Chowk, it only shifted the problem further ahead toward Gaur Chowk.
The traffic police attempted to control the situation by blocking two arms of the rotary and creating two U-turns 500 metres away from the intersection. However, with traffic volumes continuously increasing, those measures proved inadequate.
Amarjeet Rathore, a Gaur City resident, said, 'We hope the underpass is completed soon. While diversions are necessary, they're already causing traffic jams during peak hours.
There's also dust pollution, as the contractor isn't following NGT's dust control guidelines.'
Manish Kumar
, a resident of Supertech Eco Village, said that while traffic diversion is in place, a number of bikers and cyclists were seen plying on the wrong side of this service lane. 'There is already traffic pressure due to diversion. People driving on the wrong side is further worsening the problem,' he said. He also mentioned that there is roadside dust on the service lanes, creating problems for commuters.
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