India, Aug. 20 -- The Noida authority on Tuesday said it has commenced resurfacing a 5.5 km-long stretchof the Dadri road under the now completed Bhangel elevated road at an expenditure of Rs.20 crore following locals' demand.

The authority has asked the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation Ltd time to complete the work, which includes the road, central verge, and drainage by this December.

The stretch, notably, was dug up during the elevated road related construction work for five years (from June 2020). On Tuesday, the resurfacing work finally started with the construction of the central verge.

Local traders and residents have borne the brunt of poor road conditions for the last five years.

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