Gurgaon: The city will soon get temporary pop-up cycling tracks before the permanent ones come up. One such track, 1.8km long, was made on the road near Vyapar Kendra last week.
GMDA is planning to conduct a feasibility study on the routes selected for development of cycling tracks in the city by setting up pop-up tracks there first.
According to the GMDA officials, the temporary tracks will help them understand the issues being faced by cyclists on a given stretch. “We have made the pop-up track to understand the challenges of the route. Once the trial is successful, we will start the design work for the permanent tracks,” said Jitender Mittal, the chief engineer of GMDA.
GMDA is considering setting up similar tracks on the stretch connecting Ardee City to IFFCO Chowk, Hamilton Court Road, and the road connecting Genpact to Kanhai Mor. “We will be setting up the pop-up cycling tracks on all these stretches before we begin developing dedicated cycling tracks,” said the chief engineer.
TOI had earlier reported that GMDA will build over 700km of cycle tracks in the city by 2041 as part of its comprehensive mobility plan. Talking about the plan, GMDA chief VS Kundu had said the tracks would largely cover the entire city, making it possible for anyone to cycle across Gurgaon.
In October, GMDA launched its first dedicated cycling track between GMDA office and Subhash Chowk. “For the next six months, we will be picking up six different stretches and developing cycle tracks on these stretches,” VS Kundu said.
MDA is working with the Hero Foundation on the project and is working on finalising these six stretches.