UP Gate to Raj Nagar Ext elevated road project gets Green nod

The environment department on Friday granted  long-pending clearance to Ghaziabad’s prestigious elevated road project from UP Gate to Raj Nagar Extension.

 According to the senior officials of the District Administration,  Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath is expected to inaugurate this project. Details of Chief Minister’s visit are being worked out.

Atul Sharma, PRO Ghaziabad Development Authority  ( GDA) said , the State level committee of environment has given the clearance to the 10 kilometer long elevated stretch starting from UP Gate to newly developed township of Raj Nagar extension. 

The GDA Vice Chairperson and the District Magistrate Ritu Maheswari had announced that the inauguration of this elevated road, which will shorten the journey to national Capital to 18 minutes from the city.

Highlighting the project’s importance, Ms Maheswari said that the elevated road had been constructed on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) basis which took five years to be completed. 

On September 20, 2013, the GDA Board cleared proposal to built elevated road for which detailed project report (DPR) for Rs 1142/- was prepared.  On January 30, 2014, GDA Board approved the project.  On June 2, 2014 revised DPR  for Rs 1147/- was approved by the GDA board.  On October 18, 2014, contract was awarded to Hyderabad based Navyug Enterprises.  And finally the road was made ready to ply vehicles in January 2018.