Noida: A nearly 200-metre stretch of the left shoulder of Yamuna Expressway near Dankaur has suffered significant damage after recent rainfall, with the roadside and edge of the carriageway on the Greater Noida-Jewar side washed away, leaving deep cavities along the route and raising road-safety concerns on the busy expressway.Officials have placed traffic restrictions on the left lane (rescue lane) and begun repair and restoration work, with paver blocks and traffic barriers placed along the affected stretch to alert commuters and secure the area. Traffic movement remains normal on the expressway’s remaining three lanes.Gaurav Kumar, who was travelling from Noida to Agra, said the damage poses a risk to commuters. “A large portion of the road is damaged. Since this is an expressway and vehicles move in speed, it poses safety concerns especially at night when there is no proper lights on the e-way. This should be fixed at the earliest,” he said.JK Sharma, assistant general manager, Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL), the concessionaire of the expressway, confirmed that restoration work was under way. “We have noticed this damage as the rainfall made cuts on the left shoulder. We have barricaded the stretch and started restoration works. However, it is a routine repair works conducted whenever such damages come up in the monsoon,” he said, adding that the work would be completed within two weeks.Yamuna Expressway is a crucial link providing primary high-speed road connectivity to Noida International Airport from Delhi-NCR and western Uttar Pradesh. It carries a large volume of passenger and commercial traffic towards Jewar and has assumed greater importance since the airport’s opening.
