The Noida Authority has come up with a mega Rs 1,200crore plan to boost its road and transport infrastructure by 2012.

Many of these projects - flyovers, underpasses, elevated roads and parking lots - will be completed in 2009, before the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Chief Executive Officer of Noida Authority Mahinder Singh told Hindustan Tirnes: "A Rs 1200 crore traffic and transportation plan has been prepared for Noida. It mainly comprises a road infrastructure development plan, a traffic management plan and a public transport plan." Singh said six major roads would be widened, 21 crossings would be made signal-free, new road corridors would come up along the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway These are besides 25 foot overbridges and multilevel parking lots. 348 buses will also be added for a better public transport system.

"Major arterial roads will be widened from four to six lanes in the first phase of implementation by 2009 end. The projected roads include the Delhi Noida Link Road, Harsinagar Marg, M.P. Road No. 3 etc," said Singh.

Singh said new road corridors will be constructed for better connectivity to new residential and institutional areas planned in Sector 62 and in sectors along the Gautam Buddha Expressway "Twenty-one crossings are projected to be made signal-free by construction of grade separators by 2009," he said.

Besides these, elevated roads at the Agrasen Chowk junction and the Sector 25, 25A, 31 and 32A crossings are expected to cater to the large volume of traffic. They are projected to be implemented by 2012. Around 25 foot overbridges or subways are proposed to be developed at densely populated areas like DSC Road adjoining Sector-18 and MP Road No. 2 near the Great India Place.

Singh said seven parking spaces would be developed. This includes one multilevel parking lot for 2,000 vehicles at Sector 18, four at Sector 3 and Sector 58.

To boost the public transport system, 29 bus routes have been identified where 358 new buses - 308 ordinary and 40 - will be added. Singh said about 10,000 to 12,000 rickshaws ply in the city and at some locations are the only means of public transport available. In order to regulate the movement of non-motorised modes, cycle rickshaws will be allowed only on service roads.