UP plans 74-km expressway linking Noida airport with western districts

A 74-km expressway is being planned to connect Noida International Airport in Jewar with western Uttar Pradesh, according to officials of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA).

The proposed link will start at the 44.3-km point of the Ganga Expressway near Syana in Bulandshahr and merge with the Yamuna Expressway at the 24.8-km mark near the upcoming Film City in YEIDA’s Sector 21, reported The Times of India.

Officials said the new corridor will give direct access from Meerut, Bulandshahr, Khurja and Syana to the Jewar airport, and will also support connectivity towards Agra, Greater Noida and the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway.

UPEIDA additional CEO SP Shahi held a review meeting with Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) officials on a 20-km stretch of the proposed alignment passing through YEIDA areas.

The meeting examined options for elevated and partially elevated portions to ensure it fits within existing sector layouts.

The corridor is planned as a 120-metre-wide expressway with an estimated cost of around Rs 4,000 crore. Land acquisition will cover 56 villages — eight in Gautam Budh Nagar and 48 in Bulandshahr district, including Khurja, Syana and Shikarpur.

Officials said an existing 130-metre-wide road marked in YEIDA’s master plan may be redesignated as part of the expressway. UPEIDA and YEIDA are finalising locations for underpasses, U-turns and elevated sections to maintain internal connectivity.

To prevent speculative land transactions along the route, UPEIDA has imposed a ban on the sale and purchase of the land notified for the project. The Noida administration has directed that all related transactions remain halted until further orders.