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Following the latest TomTom study that ranked Bengaluru arsenic the second-most congested metropolis successful the world, Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) officials cited the increasing fig of vehicles and ongoing infrastructure works arsenic the superior reasons for the increasing congestion.
According to the study by the Netherlands-based exertion steadfast TomTom, Bengaluru was the 3rd astir congested metropolis successful 2025. In 2025, the mean velocity successful the metropolis was recorded as 16.6 km per hour.
A elder BTP authoritative told The Hindu that regular astir 3,000 vehicles are being added crossed the 10 RTOs successful Bengaluru.
Adaptive signals to beryllium introduced
“The ongoing infrastructure works, specified arsenic the operation of the metro lines, are also adding to the congestion,” said the official, adding that the section would soon be introducing 110 adaptive signals which are hoped to easiness the situation.
The authoritative also stressed on the request for accrued usage of nationalist transport to trim congestion.
The ORR problem
According to the official, 1 of the biggest symptom points has been the dense postulation connected Outer Ring Road (ORR), which carries 4 times much vehicles than its archetypal carrying capableness during highest postulation hours.
“We person called for a gathering with large companies connected ORR aboriginal adjacent period to look astatine ways to lick the contented and promote nationalist transport for commute. If the ORR occupation is solved, it will help easiness Bengaluru’s congestion to a ample extent,” he said.
Frequent breakdowns
According to information from the Traffic Department, the metropolis witnesses 90 conveyance breakdowns daily on an average, galore of them causing dilatory question of traffic. “Around 10 to 12 of them are BMTC electrical buses,” the authoritative said.
Bus stands located close to junctions and pedestrians crossing roads successful the lack of foot overbridges besides lend to the congestion problem.
“We have identified 103 autobus stands located next to junctions and person asked the GBA to displacement them. Seventy-eight spots, wherever pedestrians transverse the road in the lack of skywalks, person besides been spotted, and we person requested GBA to construct foot overbridges successful those spots,” the authoritative said.
