The Times of India 06.04.2013
Nashik Municipal Corporation paves the way for first bicycle track in city
NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation
(NMC) has awarded Rs 40-lakh contract to construct part of the 8.5-km
bicycle track along Nashik-Trimbakeshwar road. It is the first such
track in the city.
The two-km long stretch includes a three-meter pathway with curb stones and footpath on one side. Technical advice has also been sought from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), an NGO appointed as technical advisor for sustainable and equitable transportation in the city.
The track will be completed in two phases. The first phase has been flagged off by the Satpur division. Executive engineer of the NMC's public works department, P B Chavan, said, "The entire stretch of 8.5 km comes under two divisions - Satpur and West. The Satpur division has floated the tender for its division which includes the two km stretch from Rathi junction to Victor Gasket square and has awarded the contract. The West division has yet to do so."
"The construction of the cycle track and the footpath will be possible only after asphalting the road. The contract for asphalting has already been awarded and the work order is under process. It may take around six months," informed an engineer of the NMC's public works department.
The proposed cycle track on Trimbak Road will be created from Hotel Rajdoot near Golf Club Ground to Rathi junction to Victor Gasket square. The project, a demand of many years by chairman of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI), Nashik, Kiran Chavan, is expected to be completed in over a year's period.
The two-km long stretch includes a three-meter pathway with curb stones and footpath on one side. Technical advice has also been sought from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), an NGO appointed as technical advisor for sustainable and equitable transportation in the city.
The track will be completed in two phases. The first phase has been flagged off by the Satpur division. Executive engineer of the NMC's public works department, P B Chavan, said, "The entire stretch of 8.5 km comes under two divisions - Satpur and West. The Satpur division has floated the tender for its division which includes the two km stretch from Rathi junction to Victor Gasket square and has awarded the contract. The West division has yet to do so."
"The construction of the cycle track and the footpath will be possible only after asphalting the road. The contract for asphalting has already been awarded and the work order is under process. It may take around six months," informed an engineer of the NMC's public works department.
The proposed cycle track on Trimbak Road will be created from Hotel Rajdoot near Golf Club Ground to Rathi junction to Victor Gasket square. The project, a demand of many years by chairman of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI), Nashik, Kiran Chavan, is expected to be completed in over a year's period.
