NOIDA: After the monsoons recede, the Noida Authority has planned a facelift for the city's road network. An extensive road resurfacing, widening and strengthening drive estimated to cost Rs 20 crore will be undertaken for which tenders have been floated.

The bids will be announced on August 31 after which the revamp work will start.

The decision of Noida Authority comes in the wake of motorists having a tough time on major roads like Master Plan Road-I, II and Udyog Marg as they were not repaired in time. These roads were dug up just before the monsoon hit the region. Roads have been left badly pockmarked with rough patches. Many arterial routes have worsened with cave-ins proving to be hazardous for road users.

The Authority expresses its inability to repair potholes during monsoon as repair work gets washed away. "We try and repair the roads temporarily by filling the potholes, but after heavy rains the material starts coming off. Permanent repairs and resurfacing can only be done after the monsoon recedes," said AK Goel, chief maintenance engineer (civil).

"This first phase will start in September. This restoration will be completed within one to three months. But carpeting of the rest of the roads, including sector roads, is a continuous process and will be resumed after the monsoon," added Goel.

Resurfacing of the road leading from Delhi to Sector 1, Indian Oil Building to Jhundpura and Udyog Marg will cost Rs 7.5 crore. The tender for this was approved earlier. The roads of Sector 7 measuring nearly 5km will cost Rs 8.89 crore. Roads of Sectors 63A and 63 will cost Rs 6.89 crore and Rs 1.42 crore, respectively. The cost of repairing the stretch between Sectors 70 and 71 is estimated at Rs 1.99 crore, said an officer of the maintenance department.

Authority officials say, as per Master Plan 2031, the width of roads in Noida has to be increased from 30m to 45m.As per IIT-Roorkee recommendations for Udyog Marg, the road will also be concretized and strengthened.