GREATER NOIDA, Feb. 14 -- Residents of Greater Noida West now have a safer option for crossing busy roads as two newly constructed foot overbridges (FOBs) -- near Supertech Ecovillage 1 and Yatharth Hospital -- were inaugurated by Gautam Budh Nagar member of Parliament Dr Mahesh Sharma on Thursday.

These FOBs have been constructed on a "build, operate and transfer (BOT)" model, said Greater Noida authority officials.

The first FOB, located near Supertech Ecovillage 1 and St. John's School, has been built at a cost of Rs.5.23 crore, while the second one near Yatharth Hospital has been constructed at a cost of Rs.4.19 crore.

Greater Noida authority officials said one of the key highlights of these foot over bridges is that they have lift...