New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The Greater Noida authorities on Thursday approved the proposed route for a double-decker flyover aimed at easing traffic between Ek Murti Chowk and the Delhi-Meerut Expressway through the narrow, heavily encroached Shahberi stretch.

The Times of India reported that, in a first for the city, one of the lanes on the seven-kilometre double-decker flyover will cater to traffic from Greater Noida West towards the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME), while the other will serve vehicles from Ghaziabad and Crossings Republik. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is yet to finalise the details of the project. Officials said the double-decker design was considered necessary because the area has several housing complexes...