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.