Noida sets April deadline to resurface 150km roads

Noida: Pitted with potholes, broken edges and rough patches that have slowed traffic and raised safety concerns, Noida's road network is set for a major overhaul with Noida Authority approving a Rs 250-crore plan to resurface about 150km of road network across the city. The Authority has set an April deadline for completing the repairs.Officials said tenders would be floated circle-wise, and work would begin once the bidding process was completed and agencies finalised. To meet the tight deadline, resurfacing would be carried out simultaneously in multiple work circles.
This will be the first major road repair exercise since the Authority's traffic cell was dissolved last week, with responsibilities redistributed among work circles.According to officials, most complaints have been received from work circles 1 to 5, covering sectors such as 11, 22, 75 and 76, where commuters have flagged deep potholes, uneven surfaces and crumbling edges. Officials said these stretches will be taken up on priority. The resurfacing process will involve milling the damaged top layer of bitumen and laying a fresh wearing course. In locations where the base layer has weakened, strengthening work will also be undertaken before resurfacing.Beyond carriageways, the project includes repairs to damaged footpaths and repainting of road dividers. At several locations, pedestrian pathways have sunk or broken, forcing people onto the road. Reconstruction will be carried out at such spots, officials said, with the broader aim of improving road safety before the onset of rains. Repair work had paused between Oct and Jan due to rising pollution levels and restrictions imposed under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR.Meanwhile, dust management during road work has come under scrutiny from the Central Pollution Control Board under the National Clean Air Programme. CPCB has directed civic bodies to enforce measures such as mechanical sweeping, water sprinkling and covering of construction material during transport. "We are preparing estimates and issuing tenders so contractors can be engaged quickly. Engineers have been directed to repair or resurface all roads where required by the end of April," a senior official said, adding that the progress would be reviewed regularly, with payments linked to quality checks and stage-wise completion. In Sept 2025, Noida Authority repaired several uneven surfaces and broken bitumen layers on Noida Expressway, FNG Road, DSC Road in Sector 16, and some other locations. The Authority had spent nearly Rs 10 crore on the repair works then. Rough patches have reappeared in some of these areas again.