A proposed 130-metre-wide Jewar airport road will connect Noida International Airport with four expressways and more than 20 sectors in the Yamuna City area, according to officials of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to build the road, while YEIDA will provide the funding.
The proposed road will extend the existing 130-metre-wide corridor from Greater Noida West into Yamuna City. The present road runs from Sirsa in Greater Noida to Char Murti in Greater Noida West and continues towards National Highway 24 up to Pratap Vihar in Ghaziabad. The proposed extension will run from the Alounda village area in Yamuna City towards the Palwal-Khurja Expressway, passing beyond Noida International Airport.
According to the report, the corridor will provide connections to NH-24, the Jewar Link Expressway, the Yamuna Expressway and the Palwal-Khurja Expressway. Its planned alignment is also expected to connect with the proposed 74.3-kilometre Jewar Link Expressway near YEIDA Sector 21. The link expressway is intended to connect the Ganga Expressway with the Yamuna Expressway, and land acquisition for it is reported to be up to 95% complete.
The new road is expected to reduce the need for motorists travelling from Agra, Mathura and Aligarh to route through Pari Chowk to access the airport or the Yamuna Expressway. It will also create an additional connection between Ghaziabad and the airport, subject to the completion of the proposed extension and associated infrastructure.
The portion within the YEIDA area will be approximately 29 kilometres long. Officials said about 812 acres of land will need to be acquired for the road. Within Yamuna City, the corridor is expected to improve movement between more than 20 sectors, including Sectors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8B, 8C, 8D, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 16A, 18 and 31B.
YEIDA Project General Manager Rajendra Bhati said a decision had been taken to have NHAI construct the road and that an oral agreement had been reached between the two sides. He said the formal paperwork would be initiated soon. Under the proposed arrangement, NHAI will undertake construction, while the Yamuna development authority will provide the budget.
The project will therefore depend on the completion of formal approvals, the finalisation of responsibilities between NHAI and YEIDA, and the acquisition of the remaining land required for the 29-kilometre stretch. No construction timeline or completion date has been announced in the supplied report.
