22-05-2025
2 years after Rs 6 crore revamp, potholes reappear on DND Flyway
DND Flyway is again riddled with rough patches and craters
NOIDA: Two years after the DND flyway was repaired ahead of the G20 summit in Delhi, rough patches have cropped up on the 9.2km Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) Flyway again.
The stretch near the now-abandoned toll plaza is pockmarked with craters.
While streetlights have conked out in some sections, signboards have been obscured by overgrown trees in others.
In 2023,
Noida Toll Bridge Company
Ltd (NTBCL), concessionaire of DND Flyway, spent Rs 6 crore on the maintenance of the flyway. In Nov that year, TOI reported that a 2-km stretch of the flyway underwent a milling—a process where the top layer of a road is removed for resurfacing or repair. It conducted micro-surfacing works using semi-dense bituminous concrete and bituminous concrete at multiple locations along the route.
NTBCL promoter, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS), then told TOI that almost 60% of the DND was treated with micro-surfacing. It added road markings, signs and missing electric poles, and also upgraded lighting fixtures, repaired guard booths and undertook beautification work by pruning trees along the carriageways.
Two years later, rough patches have come up all along the DND, which is used by roughly 2 lakh vehicles per day, a commuter said.
On Wednesday, NTBCL said it has allocated around Rs 5 crore towards the repair and upkeep of the flyway this financial year. Company's spokesperson said they will assess the repair works needed and undertake maintenance works.
"Despite a severely constrained financial position, in the larger public interest, the board has approved an allocation of approximately Rs 5 crore towards the repair and upkeep of the DND Flyway, reaffirming the company's commitment to ensuring continued safe and efficient travel for over 2 lakh commuters using the important connector between Delhi and Noida," a statement issued by NTBCL said.
The flyway has been in a state of neglect since toll collection on it was done away with in Oct 2016, on the directives of Allahabad high court. Currently, NTBCL's main revenue source is advertising.
