- By Sahelee Rakshit
- Sat, 15 Feb 2025 04:05 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Gautam Budh Nagar police have encouraged the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) to widen the roadways in the area to facilitate traffic flow close to the upcoming Jewar International Airport.
The airport will be built in two stages, with the first having two runways and the second having five. Commercial operations are scheduled to begin in April.
The airport's yearly passenger capacity will increase from around 70 million in the first phase to 225 million in the second.
Police stated that after the passenger and cargo terminals are finished, traffic strain will rise on the roads leading to the airport in light of these figures.
According to authorities, there is already a significant amount of commercial, long-distance, and domestic traffic on the roads connecting Noida, Greater Noida, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, and the vicinity of the airport.
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“Due to all these developments and high traffic pressure, the widening of roads near NIA is essential for smooth and convenient traffic flow for both local residents and airport users,” said Laxmi Singh, police commissioner, Gautam Budh Nagar
According to him, they have pushed YEIDA to speed up the road-widening procedure so that traffic may flow smoothly around the airport.
In order to provide passengers with a seamless commute, the authority is constructing many new roads as well as maintaining and expanding existing ones, according to Arun Vir Singh, chief executive officer of YEIDA.
“The work is underway to connect nearby national highways and expressway including Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway,” he added.