Snarls on Noida-Delhi road as cuts not shut, traffic lights switched on

  • | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

“Some residents had sought that the red light be switched on but it was switched off as the traffic police objected to it. NOIDA: Though two U-turns were constructed on the Noida-Delhi link road , one of the two cuts before the Sector 15A gate has still not been closed, as was the initial plan of the Noida Authority. Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace here as commuters from the nearby sector continued to exit from the cut. However, it can’t be done till the schools re-route their buses,” said Sector 15A RWA president Anand Shukla.But SP (traffic) Anil Jha said they had no information about the red light being switched on Tuesday. We also want the cut to be permanently closed due to accidents here although it is very convenient to us.

NOIDA: Though two U-turns were constructed on the Noida-Delhi link road , one of the two cuts before the Sector 15A gate has still not been closed, as was the initial plan of the Noida Authority. Instead the Authority on Tuesday switched on the red lights on the stretch causing snarls.According to Noida traffic police, the red light was started without any information to the department at the behest of residents of Sector 15A, causing inconvenience to commuters travelling towards Delhi from the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and vice-versa.According to Authority officials, the red light was switched on for two hours between 12pm and 2 pm. “Some residents had sought that the red light be switched on but it was switched off as the traffic police objected to it. We had switched it off as there were snarls on the route,” said RP Singh, project engineer, Noida Authority.“There was no requirement of the red light when two U-turns were provided on the road for commuters,” he added.On June 26, TOI had reported that the Authority had to widen the U-turns as high-end cars could not pass through them easily.An eye-witness said there was a pile up on both the carriageways of the road when the red light in front of gate number 1 of the sector was suddenly switched on.“Some of the cars had banged into each other as the lights were suddenly switched on. Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace here as commuters from the nearby sector continued to exit from the cut. What is the use of the U-turns when red light has to remain switched on?,” said Bharti Sharma, a commuter.While the Noida Authority had earlier said that it would close both the cuts on the road after the U-turns are opened, one of the cuts continues to be used by school buses and cars that travel from Sector 15A, traffic police cops said.“The cut is opened for movement of VIPs and some school buses. The RWA is not letting the cut to be permanently closed,” a senior cop said.However, when contacted, Sector 15A RWA said the cut is only opened for two school buses.“Schools of two major schools on the expressway have not re-routed their buses yet. The cut is only opened for them since they cannot cross the U-turn. We also want the cut to be permanently closed due to accidents here although it is very convenient to us. However, it can’t be done till the schools re-route their buses,” said Sector 15A RWA president Anand Shukla.But SP (traffic) Anil Jha said they had no information about the red light being switched on Tuesday.

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