Gurgaon: Sixteen months ago, NHAI built dedicated cycle tracks at several places along service lanes of the expressway. Today, the cycle tracks at Rajiv Chowk, Signature Towers and Iffco Chowk lie unused and unmaintained, with only their signages indicating their existence. 

The NHAI consultant said cyclists avoid using the tracks as these are part of the service lane, with only a fading white line and cycle icons painted to indicate that a part is dedicated for cyclists. Saurabh Singhal, traffic transportation expert at the project consultant Bloom Companies, said: “At all three places, no one uses the tracks as motorised vehicles are rampantly driven on them, putting the lives of cyclists in danger.” The lengths of the track are 4,290m at Rajiv Chowk, 5,940m at Iffco Chowk and 4,164m at Signature Towers. 

“For cyclists to move freely, the tracks should have been built at least 10cm above road level, and marshals assigned to prevent motorised transport from using these,” said Sewa Ram of School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.

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