: Cycles4Change: City to get more two-way cycle tracks #IndiaNEWS #News MCC calls for tenders to design bicycle lanes up to 12-km with Rs. 3. 20 crore Mysore/Mysuru: After missing out on being India’s

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MCC calls for tenders to design bicycle lanes up to 12-km with Rs. 3. 20 crore



Mysore/Mysuru: After missing out on being India’s Top 11 Cycling Pioneers in the first season of ‘India Cycles4Change Challenge’, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has re-launched ‘Cycle4Change’ project and has called tenders to create dedicated cycle lanes across the city.  



In the India Cycles4Change Challenge, 107 cities across the country including Mysuru came together to test, learn and scale up different cycling-friendly initiatives, kick-starting India’s cycling revolution. But Mysuru did not figure in the top 11 cities despite being the country’s first to host and successfully implement the Public Bicycle Sharing System (PBSS).  



Only Bengaluru made it to the shortlist from Karnataka and is now eligible for a grant of Rs. 1 crore for improving its cycling infrastructure. The 11 shortlisted cities are Bengaluru, Warangal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Kohima, Nagpur, New Town Kolkata, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara.



To make amends, the MCC has relaunched ‘Cycle4Change’ under the initiative of Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India. The project in Mysuru and a few other cities like Hassan will be launched through the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) nodal agency and funds have been reserved for the same.  



Under the first phase of ‘Cycle4Change’, Mysuru and Hassan would get priority and in Mysuru a dedicated 12-km cycle track has been proposed on wide roads. A survey has already been conducted  by the City Traffic Police and the report has been submitted to the MCC.  



Based on the survey, tenders have been called. Speaking to Star of Mysore, MCC Superintending Engineer J. Mahesh said that the e-tenders have been floated to construct a cycle path that will extend up to 1. 5 to 2 metres up to a distance of 12- km within the city. The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs. 3. 20 crore and the entire expenses will be borne by the Central Government.   



12-km cycle tracks



Two-way cycle tracks will come up from Ballal Circle to RTO Circle on JLB Road till Ramaswamy Circle, from MUDA Circle till the ‘Trin Trin’ cycle stand in front of Maharani’s Science College, from Hunsur Road welcome arch to the road behind the heritage DC Office, Zilla Panchayat Office, in front of the Law Courts Complex till K. G. Koppal Railway Underbridge and then towards left to reach Ballal Circle.  



Two-way tracks will also come up from Maharaja’s College Grounds to Ramaswamy Circle and from Kautilya Circle at Crawford Hall till MUDA Circle.

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