Motorists who park their vehicles on the sides of the roads of the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) must search for alternate parking, since the space will be used for a cycling track starting April

Motorists will have to give up their free parking spots as the MMRDA has decided to set the wheels rolling on its project to open the first dedicated cycling track in Mumbai at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). The 13-km bicycle track will be completed by mid April this year.



The wide roads of BKC have played the role of a makeshift parking lot for the vehicles of numerous employees who prefer to use the road in spite of it being a no parking zone rather than using the parking zone of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

Since the roads are wide, there is rarely a chance of getting your car towed. This makes for a cheap alternative to the high parking rates of the MMRDA parking lot. To differentiate the road and the footpath, the cycle track will be coated with green paint. No Parking signboards will be put up near the track and the area will be brought under the purview of the traffic police. In order to promote cycling, MMRDA is also planning cycling tracks in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).