India, June 8 -- The Noida authority will soon widen the road between Sector 95 and the Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) Flyway, to ease persistent traffic congestion near the Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal on the Noida Expresswayby adding a 600-metre-long and 5.5-metre-wide carriageway, officials said on Saturday.

The total width of the expressway will increase from 39.5 metres to 45 metres, as per the Noida authority, following recommendations from a survey conducted by a consultant hired specifically to study this high-traffic stretch, officials said.

"After the survey, the study recommended the removal of a one-metre-wide side paver, a 1.4-metre-wide footpath, and a 3.1-metre-wide paved surface to create the new 5.5-metre-wide carriageway," t...