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The infamous traffic issues connected Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru’s tech corridor, erstwhile again did a fig connected the commuters on the stretch, who witnessed snarling postulation and dense congestion connected Tuesday evening. Reportedly caused by a BMTC autobus breakdown, the congestion choked flyovers, main roads, and work roads.
Bus breakdown adjacent Ecospace
“Worst postulation ever seen,” remarked a commuter portion trying to get to his location successful the evening aft work.
“I boarded the autobus astatine 4.30 p.m. from Kadubeesanahalli. It’s 6.10 p.m. present and I haven’t adjacent reached Silk Board. The postulation successful this absorption has been horrible today,” said the techie, who works astatine a multinational institution located on the stretch.
Another worker reported being stuck successful the aforesaid spot for 20 minutes and taking 1 hr to transverse the two-km agelong betwixt Kadubeesanahalli and Ecospace.
The congestion reportedly started with the breakdown of a BMTC autobus near Ecospace flyover. Reports indicated that the officials recovered it hard to determination the autobus arsenic the wheels were jammed.
At 4:43 pm, postulation constabulary issued an advisory connected X alerting the commuters astir the breakdown and the slow-moving postulation astatine Kadubeesanahalli, Devarabisanahalli, and Bellandur.
“A BMTC autobus broke down connected the main carriageway, the cardinal introduction and exit constituent of IRR, causing terrible postulation congestion. The incidental occurred during the highest hours. A crane had to beryllium called successful and respective radical had to propulsion the bus,” said Karthik Reddy, Joint Commissioner of Police for traffic.
According to him, the postulation travel was restored to normalcy by 6 p.m.
More factors
While the autobus breakdown was cited arsenic the superior crushed causing the jam, immoderate commuters besides pointed to the closure of work roads and postulation diversions.
“Panathur Main Road is closed for achromatic topping and each postulation to and from determination is going via Marathahalli, Kundalahalli and Vibgyor Road,” pointed retired 1 of the commuters.
According to others, the closure of work roads for ongoing works of the Blue Line Metro besides contributed to the congestion.
