Proposal for Bypasses

The existing section of NH-235 from Meerut to Bulandshahr passes through number of town and villages. In general, bypasses are proposed where section of the road passes through heavily built-up area on both side, have very poor geometry and where availability of land width is not sufficient for accommodating the improvement proposal. With these considerations, at the draft Feasibility stage bypasses for Hapur and Gulaothi towns were proposed. However, after discussions with NHAI officials and subsequent site visit and also as per comments received from R.O., NHAI and PD, Meerut, vide letter no. 19014/1/RO/Lko/2009/2394 dated 9th October, 2010, bypasses were recommended for Phaphunda and Kharkhauda villages as well.

8.5.1 Phaphunda Bypass

The settlement area of Phaphunda village spans between km 12+900 to km 13+500, with the existing land width being 30 to 32m. Concentric widening of the road at this section with proposed row of minimum 45m., will result in considerable demolitions and rehabilitations of existing settlements. Keeping this in view a bypass has been proposed on the left hand side of the existing road with an approximate proposed length of 2.7 km, starting at existing km 12+100 and ending at km 14+350. A tentative alignment proposal of the bypass is shown in Figure 8.10A.

8.5.2 Kharkhauda Bypass

The dense rural settlement of the Kharkhaunda village starts at km 18+200 and ends at km 19+400, with average available land width between building line being around 32m. The improvement proposal of this section to 4 lane configuration with proposed ROW of 45m, will result in major rehabilitation and resettlement measures. Therefore, keeping in view of the larger social concerns a bypass is proposed on the left hand side of the existing road with an approximate proposed length of 3.2 km, starting at existing km 17+250 and ending at km 20+250. A tentative alignment proposal of the bypass is shown in Figure 8.10B.

8.5.3 Hapur Bypass

The dense urban settlement of the Hapur town starts from km 26+400 and continue up to km 34+000. However, between 23+600 to 24+600 settlements of village Kaili extends the effective built-up stretch. The existing project road first enters Kaili village and then the heavily congested Hapur town from North direction and leaves toward South-East direction.

The proposed bypass on the left hand side of the existing road, shall take-off from km 22+750 and after skirting several pockets of settlements the bypass shall meet the junction of existing Hapur Bypass of NH-24 with the old NH-24, where a flyover is being constructed. From this point onwards, traffic travelling from Meerut to Bulandshahr on this proposed bypass shall follow the existing NH-24, Hapur Bypass before again re-entering NH-235 at existing km 34+171, where also a Vehicular Underpass already exists. Salient Features of the proposed bypass alignment is presented in Table 8.3 and a tentative alignment is shown in Figure 8.10 C.

Table 8.3: Salient Features of proposed Hapur Bypass Sl

No. Item Description

1 Length of new bypass 12.428 km

2 Length of existing Hapur

Bypass (NH-24) to be used 3.522 km

3 No. of new Structures 1 no. ROB & 1 no. VUP

4 Special Features

a) Around 800m of the new alignment at proximity to River Kaili will require adequate protection work. b) The junction of NH-235 with the existing Hapur

bypass (NH-24) where a flyover is under construction on the existing Hapur Bypass, has to be signalised to ensure proper channelling of traffic movements.

5 Land use Agricultural

6 Proposed ROW 60m

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Junction of New Bypass with existing Hapur Bypass of NH-24

At-grade : Signalised

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Junction of Hapur Bypass of NH-24 with the existing NH-235

Existing VUP with Slip road shall facilitate the traffic movement to and from NH-235

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Existing Slip Road at approach to Flyover and VUP on existing Hapur Bypass of NH-24

Existing Slip road on each side shall be widened from intermediate lane to 2-lane in each direction

8.5.4 Gulaothi Bypass

Dense habitation of Gulaothi town has developed along the existing NH-235 for a length of around 3 km between km 46 to km 49. Therefore, as per IRC: SP: 84-2009 a four lane divided carriageway with both side service road to segregate the movement of local traffic from through traffic is necessary. This necessitates availability of a minimum land width of 46.5m. However, the average existing width between building lines on either side of the existing road is approximately 36m. Therefore, prima facie it seems provision of service road is not possible without demolition of road-side structures which primarily includes commercial establishments, an overhead water tank and few religious structures. Hence, in order to avoid the hassles involved in widening the existing project road in Gulaothi town section and considering future widening to six lanes, a bypass of NH-235 is a suitable option. Site reconnaissance carried out reveals that on left hand side the habitation has extended to a depth of around 1 km while on right hand side the depth is around 500m from the project road. Therefore avoiding the settlement area of the Gulaothi town as well as that of the succeeding Mori Kalan village, a 7.3 km long bypass of NH-235 starting from km 44.65 and ending at km 50.50 on the right hand side of the existing road is found to be feasible. The same is depicted in Figure 8.10D. The salient feature of Gulaothi town bypass is given here as under:

 Length – 7.575km

 No. of Structures – 2 nos. of VUPs on Major District Road crossings, 2 nos. of PUPs on Village Road and 1 no. of Minor Bridge across Canal

 Landuse – Mostly agricultural  Width of Proposed ROW – 60m  Major Constraint – Land acquisition

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