Mohali set to have cycle tracks

Sanjay Bumbroo

Tribune News Service

Mohali, October 30

The Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) of the Municipal Corporation here has given its approval to build a cycle track in the city. The panel also earmarked Rs81 lakh for the first phase of the project.

A meeting to this effect was held today under the chairmanship of Mayor Amarjeet Singh Jeeti Sidhu. During the meeting, the project was okayed and the cost estimate passed.

The Mayor, along with Deputy Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, also visited the road where the cycle track would be constructed under the first phase.

Divulging details, Jeeti Sidhu said traffic in Mohali was continuously increasing and as a result, the number of road accidents involving cyclists was also on the rise. He said to evade such mishaps, an estimate had been passed in the F&CC meeting for construction of a cycle track.

He said the cycle track would be constructed from the Industrial Area, Phase 8B, on the Airport Road to Mohali village via Spice Chowk at a cost of Rs81 lakh.

The Mayor said a large number of industrial workers on bicycles used this road, which also witnessed heavy traffic. He said similarly, a large number of workers riding bicycles also reach this road from the Balongi side. For their safety, it had become necessary to build a cycle track.

Jeeti Sidhu said after the Covid outbreak, the health conscious people also started cycling so that they could stay fit, but increasing traffic created problems for them. “This cycle track will facilitate a safe ride,” he added. He said there were also cycling clubs in Mohali which were demanding construction of cycle tracks. He said after the completion of the first phase, cycling tracks would be constructed all over the city.

Areas to be covered in phase 1 of project

• Mayor Amarjeet Singh Jeeti Sidhu said the cycle track would be constructed from the Industrial Area, Phase 8B, on the Airport Road to Mohali village via Spice Chowk.
• He said a large number of industrial workers riding bicycles used this road, which also witnessed heavy traffic. Jeeti Sidhu said similarly, a large number of workers riding bicycles also reached this road from the Balongi side.
• The cycle track will also benefit those taking to cycling to keep themselves fit.
• The Mayor said after the completion of the first phase, cycling tracks would be constructed all over the city.