Flyover spares Parthala the jams, Gaur junction feels the heat now

NOIDA: With the opening of Parthala Flyover on Sunday, the junction is heaving a sigh of relief from snarls. However, at Gaur Chowk, the traffic from Noida to Greater Noida West has started facing heavy jams.
Officials said there is a plan to develop an underpass at the spot, but for now, they will take short-term measures like removing encroachments and opening a service road for regular traffic.
Amarjeet Rathore, a Gaur City resident, said, “Earlier, I used to get stuck in traffic jams at Parthala. Now, Gaur Chowk is facing the heat. The Authority should develop traffic infrastructure in sync with our requirements.”
Sumil Jalota, a resident of La Residentia society in Greater Noida West, said, “I plan to avoid Gaur Chowk now. I took the Parthala route for Greater Noida West on Sunday afternoon. It was a Sunday, but there was a traffic jam from Gaur Chowk to Hindon Bridge.”
Jalota said he would take the Bisrakh Sorkha route to ply between Noida and Greater Noida West.
He said that the Authority should make long-term plans after considering all angles or the traffic situation would further worsen.
Traffic from four sides, Noida, Greater Noida, Crossing Republic and NH24, converge at Gaur Chowk in Greater Noida West. Last year, the traffic police made two U-turns and blocked the two arms of the roundabout to facilitate traffic movement.
Officials with the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), traffic police officers, and residents on Tuesday conducted an inspection at the chowk. Later, Amandeep Duli, GNIDA additional CEO, said there is a traffic police check post at Gaur Chowk, which impedes traffic movement from Noida to Greater Noida West.
“We have decided to remove this check post. We will also add two U-turns to facilitate traffic at the roundabout. There is a three-lane service road outside Gaur City Mall, which we have decided to open for regular traffic,” he said, adding that the Authority would also remove other encroachments at the chowk.
The Authority will also develop an underpass at Gaur Chowk. “We have selected a company for designing the underpass, and the work is in the final stages. We will soon float a tender for developing the underpass to ease the traffic situation,” Duli said, adding that the underpass would take two years to build.
On a spot visit, TOI found a number of autos, e-rickshaws and cabs parked near the roundabout, which impeded traffic. A large unipole on the road is another impediment, but officials said they would remove it soon.
Abhishek Kumar, president Noida Extension Flat Owners’ Welfare Association, who participated in the inspection, said, “Greater Noida West has a three-four lakh population now. The population has increased, but the traffic infrastructure development is not proportionate to that. We made some suggestions to ease traffic, and officials accepted them.”