Noida: Elevated stretch on MP Road II now open to public

The elevated stretch on Master Plan Road II in Noida was thrown open to the public on Wednesday. This elevated road will allow commuters to cover a distance of 5 km in six to eight minutes.

Dr Mahesh Sharma, local MP and Union minister of state for tourism and culture; Satish Mahana, Uttar Pradesh minister of industrial development; Suresh Rana, state minister for industrial development; and MLA Pankaj Singh inaugurated the new road.

While addressing a gathering at Cambridge School in Sector 27, Sharma said, “Earlier, with the change of regime in the state, the new governments were in the habit of putting partly completed projects in limbo. But we have opened the road to the public much before the project completion deadline. The road has been named Maharaja Agrasen Marg, as a big temple dedicated to the king stands beside the elevated road.” 

In 2014, Noida Authority had started the development of a six-lane elevated road with a budget of Rs 435 crore. The project was to be completed within three years. It is now ready three months before the deadline. 

Alok Sinha, chief secretary, industrial development and chairman of Noida Authority, said traffic monitoring would get easier, thanks to this stretch. He said, “I am sure this elevated road will help commuters reach their destination faster, without having to wait at traffic signals. We have more plans for effective monitoring of traffic in the city and that will be worked out later.” 

There are nine traffic lights on the road above which the elevated stretch has come up.  

Amit Mohan Prasad, CEO of Noida Authority, said, “Due to traffic congestion, vehicles move at a slow space and smoke emission from these vehicles contribute to increased pollution levels. The elevated road will also help reduce pollution in the city."