The dismantling of cycle tracks at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), which began on August 1, is set to be completed by next week. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), in early May, had stated that several underutilised tracks would be repurposed into vehicular lanes to expand the width of existing roads.

According to the MMRDA, the conversion is projected to increase traffic capacity by 600 to 900 vehicles per lane. Supporting infrastructure such as streetlights, signboards, bus stops, as well as trees and landscape elements, will be relocated to the footpaths to facilitate the expansion.

An excavated cycle track at G Block in Bandra Kurla Complex on Monday. PIC/Satej Shinde