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Noida's ₹500-Crore Elevated Road Left to Rot Amid Contractor Dispute

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 4.4 / 5 · 346 reviews⌖ Elevated road from Sector 30 to Sector 61, bypassing Sectors 23-33, NoidaEntry #03 in Noida

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Noida's 4.8km elevated road suffered surface damage after monsoon rains; the contractor, contractually responsible for upkeep, refused to resurface it citing an unresolved financial dispute with the Noida Authority, forcing the Authority to repair it itself amid an internal probe.

The official record states: "Noida Authority's CEO said a technical committee was formed "to look into the matter" of resurfacing quality and maintenance obligations."

“Five hundred crore of elevated road, potholed, while the contractor and the Authority argue over whose turn it is.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

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  • https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-st-noida/20220423/282630331206315

Visitor reviews Satire

“Five hundred crore of elevated road from Sector 30, potholed after one monsoon, with the contractor refusing to touch it over a billing row.”
YD Y. Deshpande · Noida★★★★★
“The maintenance is contractually somebody's job, which is why nobody is doing it.”
ZM Z. Merchant · Noida★★★★★
“A technical committee has been formed to look into the matter. The potholes are not waiting for its report.”
OK O. Kulkarni · Noida★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/NOI/2017/ROA
Status
Under repeat repair after contractor abandonment
Category
Road
State
Uttar Pradesh
Year
Opened 2017
Cost to taxpayers
₹500 Cr

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