The comprehensive plan was chalked out by the government-appointed ministerial committee. The plan, if approved, will be implemented in three stages.
Noida Traffic Committee, set up by the state government, has completed a comprehensive traffic management plan for the city and has sent its report to the government for a final approval. The aim of the plan is to streamline vehicular movement across the city and reduce congestion on roads.
The committee was appointed by a three-member ministerial panel comprising urban housing and development minister Suresh Khanna, industries minister Satish Mahana, and minister (independent charge) of cane development and sugar mills Suresh Rana.
Noida Authority CEO Alok Tandon is heading the committee. Other members include the district magistrate, senior superintendent of police, the regional transport officer of Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, additional CEOs of Noida and Greater Noida and SP (traffic).
The report has identified three levels of solution for the city’s traffic mess. The plan, if approved, will be implemented in three stages. In the first six months, important intersections will be provided with free left turns, school buses will not be allowed to park outside premises, railings located at central verges in the city will be raised to deter jay walkers, stop lines and direction boards will be repainted and bus stands will be built. There's mention of multi-level parking as well.
Next, the revamp plan includes new traffic signals, foot overbridges, underpasses and elevated roads, an official explained.
Finally, the report talks about the construction of three underpasses at Sectors 51, 71, 49, 47, Mamura Crossing and along the Noida and Greater Noida Expressway. Elevated roads will also be built between Sectors 19 and 56, along the Dadri-Surajpur-Chhalera (DSC) road, Sector 49 and Noida Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) and above Shahdara drain, between Chilla regulator in Delhi and Master Plan Road 3.
