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Cyclists who run the gauntlet of buses and other traffic on Wellington Street will probably have to wait a few more years for a segregated bicycle lane past Parliament Hill.

But those dreaming of a safer ride between the Glebe and the city’s core could see their wishes come true by next year. City council is expected to vote on a bi-directional cycle track on the east side of O’Connor Street as early as June.

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The O’Connor bikeway, which would extend from Glebe Avenue to Wellington Street, has been in the planning stages since 2012.

An open house is planned on April 9, at which time the bicycle lane’s design and estimated cost will be revealed. The project is expected to go to the city’s transportation committee June 3 and to city council a week later.

The O’Connor project is “really quite significant,” said Alex deVries, vice-president of Citizens for Safe Cycling. “It’s probably the biggest cycling project before 2017.”