# Ghaziabad gets ₹13-crore footover bridge on Delhi-Meerut Expressway 2026-09-23T04:52:04+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ghaziabad MP Atul Garg and local MLA Sanjeev Sharma laid the foundation stone for a foot-over-bridge at Vijay Nagar on Tuesday. The bridge will cross NH-9 and the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, connecting both sides for pedestrians. The National Highways Authority of India will build the FOB at a cost of about ₹13 crore and expects to complete it in a year. Garg said the FOB addresses a long-standing demand in an area with heavy foot traffic where pedestrians risk crossing the high-speed highway. Sharma noted that the NHAI had earlier installed grilles on road dividers to stop jaywalking, but many were broken or removed. The new bridge will have two escalators on the Vijay Nagar side and one on the other side, a feature missing from most city FOBs. Sharma said he will write to civic agencies to add escalators to other FOBs in Ghaziabad. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The foundation stone for an FOB on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway follows years of complaints from Vijay Nagar residents about crossing a road designed for high-speed traffic. NHAI had earlier installed grilles on medians, but these barriers were often broken or removed. The Ghaziabad MLA has now flagged a wider problem: most FOBs in the city lack escalators, so pedestrians routinely choose to jaywalk on the six-lane highway rather than climb stairs. If the MLA follows through with his planned letter to civic bodies, the demand for escalators could extend to other busy crossings. The NHAI is to complete the ₹13-crore project within a year, and the actual usage rate of the new bridge will be the key measure of whether infrastructure design is finally matching pedestrian behavior. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Atul Garg, Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Ghaziabad, NHAI, Sanjeev Sharma Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ghaziabad-gets-rs13-crore-footover-bridge-on-delhi-meerut-expressway/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ghaziabad-gets-rs13-crore-footover-bridge-on-delhi-meerut-expressway/#story-in-brief