nashik the nashik municipal corporation nmc has awarded rs 40lakh contract to construct part of the 85km bicycle track along nashiktrimbakeshwar road it is the first such track in the city the twokm long stretch includes a threemeter 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 nmcs public works department p b chavan said the entire stretch of 85 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 nmcs 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 years period