Bengaluru: Officials and ORRCA inspect Outer Ring Road, pledge key infrastructure fixes
2 weeks ago

Bengaluru: Officials and ORRCA inspect Outer Ring Road, pledge key infrastructure fixes

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road which often suffers with massive traffic congestion was jointly inspected conducted by ORR Companies Association and key civic authorities on Thursday. The officials took an early morning drive from Silk Board to KR Puram which focused on identifying critical infrastructure challenges and implementing actionable solutions to enhance road conditions, traffic flow, and commuter convenience. The officials took an early morning drive from Bengaluru's Silk Board to KR Puram which focused on identifying critical infrastructure challenges. As part of the initiative, the Zero-Pothole Drive was reaffirmed, with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike pledging consistent road maintenance and swift pothole repairs to ensure smoother commutes.

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Bengaluru resident calls ORR an ‘off-roading adventure’ in viral video, internet reacts
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bengaluru resident calls ORR an ‘off-roading adventure’ in viral video, internet reacts

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru resident recently took to social media to highlight the poor condition of the Outer Ring Road, calling it an "off-roading adventure" in the heart of Bellandur’s IT corridor. Several users echoed similar frustrations, pointing out the stark contrast between ORR’s high-end tech parks and its deteriorating roads. Watch the video here: The video shows broken footpaths, potholes, heavy …

Bengaluru ORR traffic woes near Sarjapur Road to continue for 45 more days, commuters urge work-from-home
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengaluru ORR traffic woes near Sarjapur Road to continue for 45 more days, commuters urge work-from-home

Hindustan Times  

Traffic congestion on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road near the Sarjapur Road junction is expected to continue for another 45 days due to ongoing Bengaluru Metro construction work, while disruptions near HSR Layout are set to extend into the weekend, according to an official advisory. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited has been carrying out repairs on the flyover near HSR …

Bengaluru traffic police leveraging tech to ease congestion: Joint Commissioner
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengaluru traffic police leveraging tech to ease congestion: Joint Commissioner

The Hindu  

Bengaluru’s traffic police are increasingly turning to technology and artificial intelligence to manage the city’s growing congestion, even as staff shortages remain a challenge, said M.N. 12 dense corridors He noted that Bengaluru has 12 high-density corridors where new tech-powered traffic signals have been introduced to improve vehicular movement. The traffic police also deal with various road-related issues beyond congestion, …

Bengaluru Traffic chaos: Metro construction, Aero India Show lead to massive jams on ORR
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru Traffic chaos: Metro construction, Aero India Show lead to massive jams on ORR

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru witnessed severe traffic congestion on Wednesday as ongoing metro construction on the Outer Ring Road led to long delays for commuters. The primary congestion points were Marathahalli, Kadubeesanahalli, and HSR Layout, where the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited was carrying out grid installation work. The situation was exacerbated by the ongoing Aero India show in North Bengaluru, which added …

Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road snarls: Traffic Police warns of heavy evening jam amid flyover closure
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road snarls: Traffic Police warns of heavy evening jam amid flyover closure

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru commuters using the Outer Ring Road faced severe traffic congestion on Tuesday morning as the flyover near HSR Layout, between Silk Board and Iblur, was closed for infrastructure work by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited. In a post on X, the Bengaluru Traffic Police issued an advisory for ORR commuters traveling from Marathahalli towards Iblur and Silk Board. …

Bengaluru's HSR Layout flyover shut for metro work, causing major traffic disruptions on ORR
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru's HSR Layout flyover shut for metro work, causing major traffic disruptions on ORR

Hindustan Times  

The flyover near Bengaluru’s HSR Layout has been shut down due to ongoing metro construction by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited. The Bengaluru Traffic Police have issued an advisory urging commuters to take alternative routes to avoid congestion. Bengaluru Traffic Police have issued an advisory urging commuters to take alternative routes to avoid congestion. In an announcement on social …

Traffic snarls back on Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road, commuters express frustration
2 months ago

Traffic snarls back on Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road, commuters express frustration

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road, a crucial stretch lined with tech parks, is grappling with severe traffic congestion once again as ongoing infrastructure and civic projects disrupt the flow. Another user recounted being stuck for over 90 minutes while commuting from Marathahalli, saying, "Why there is so much traffic on Outer Ring Road from Marathahalli towards the tin factory?! "Due to …

'Well-built roads and footpaths': Can you guess this Bengaluru area from the 1960s?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Well-built roads and footpaths': Can you guess this Bengaluru area from the 1960s?

Hindustan Times  

A nostalgic photograph of Bengaluru from the 1950s, showcasing wider roads and footpaths, has gone viral on social media. The well-maintained footpaths and the sight of people cycling around the city highlight the contrast to Bengaluru’s current, crowded urban landscape. Check out the post here: The post has garnered over 70,000 views, thousands of likes and over a hundred comments …

Bengaluru Traffic Police collect ₹30.57 lakh in fines from delivery riders in crackdown: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru Traffic Police collect ₹30.57 lakh in fines from delivery riders in crackdown: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a major enforcement drive, the Bengaluru Traffic Police registered nearly 6,000 cases against e-commerce delivery personnel on Monday for violating traffic rules. Other notable offenses included 1,260 instances of vehicles parked in no-parking zones, 671 cases of no-entry zone violations, and 523 riders without helmets. ‘Embrace public transport’ Recently, Bengaluru Traffic police urged citizens to embrace public transport as …

Bengaluru grappling with civic issues, BNP urge authorities to act
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru grappling with civic issues, BNP urge authorities to act

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Despite Bengaluru being a booming I-T hub and the city fast growing, it is now grappling with several civic issues, complain members of Bengaluru Navanirmana Party. Emphasising on the issue, the members pointed out at JP Nagar as an ideal example, that struggles with civic issues like vendor encroachment on footpaths, disregard for traffic laws, obstruction of roads by …

‘Big brother’ of traffic cops: Making roads justly safer in Karnataka
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Big brother’ of traffic cops: Making roads justly safer in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

There is a technological revolution underway in making traffic safer in Bengaluru. That is apparent by the way they continue driving by violating traffic rules left, right and centre, while the traffic police’s new approach to road safety management is to be increasingly invisible and making enforcement as contact-less as possible, driven by technology. While stopping at a red signal, …

A workable, sustainable mobility agenda for 2024 for Bengaluru
1 year, 2 months ago

A workable, sustainable mobility agenda for 2024 for Bengaluru

The Hindu  

A brand new year is upon us, and yet, Bengaluru’s mobility agenda remains chaotic and clueless as ever. It should put together a comprehensive mobility plan, with accountability from all the delivery agencies including the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bangalore Development Authority and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike,” he elaborates. If the BMLTA comes in as a regulator, it has …

What fiasco at Bengaluru’s ‘Phoenix Mall of Asia’ tells us about our civic agencies
1 year, 2 months ago

What fiasco at Bengaluru’s ‘Phoenix Mall of Asia’ tells us about our civic agencies

The Hindu  

The recent order from the city police to restrict public access to Phoenix Mall of Asia, on Ballari Road, which is now challenged in the High Court of Karnataka, is yet another example of the glaring problem of lack of a holistic approach before clearing big residential and commercial projects in the city, citizen activists have argued. Police Commissioner B. …

Bengaluru Lags Behind In Tax Collection, Karnataka Deputy CM
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengaluru Lags Behind In Tax Collection, Karnataka Deputy CM

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said clearing encroachment of storm water drains has not come to halt in Bengaluru city but officials concerned are taking up the clearance of storm water drains on priority basis. Adding, he said, officials concerned have been given a free hand in clearing encroachments and the State Government would not interfere in encroachment clearance. …

Bengaluru traffic: Traffic police draws measures to avoid congestions during peak hours
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengaluru traffic: Traffic police draws measures to avoid congestions during peak hours

Hindustan Times  

The members of Outer Ring Road Companies Association met Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday and discussed a plan to avoid traffic congestion during the peak hours on the city's ORR stretch. Vehicles stranded in a massive traffic congestion in Outer Ring Road corridor in Bengaluru on Sep 27. Bengaluru’s joint commissioner of police for traffic MN Anucheth …

Bengaluru: Nearly 350k vehicles at a time choked ORR on Wednesday
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengaluru: Nearly 350k vehicles at a time choked ORR on Wednesday

Hindustan Times  

On the crucial tech corridor of Bengaluru, where the average peak-time speed crawls at just 4.4 km per hour, traffic snarls on a busy day can stretch up to 3 km, according to the report by Outer Ring Road Companies Association. The Outer Ring Road and its surroundings, home to major tech parks and approximately a million IT employees, witnessed …

'Build more metro lines': Netizens fume as Bengaluru traffic worsens
1 year, 6 months ago

'Build more metro lines': Netizens fume as Bengaluru traffic worsens

Hindustan Times  

On September 27, Bengaluru's tech corridor, Outer Ring Road, faced a massive traffic jam, leaving hundreds of people stuck for hours. Vehicles stranded in a massive traffic congestion in Outer Ring Road corridor in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Here's what people are saying about the Bengaluru traffic jam: A few individuals stated the problems that residents face in Bengaluru. As Eid-e-Milad …

Bengaluru: Massive traffic jam on tech corridor on September 27
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengaluru: Massive traffic jam on tech corridor on September 27

Live Mint  

Bengaluru, the Silicon City of India, is popularly known for its traffic problems as it was ranked second in the slowest place to drive through in the world last year. Once again, the city's tech corridor ‘Outer Ring Road ’ witnessed massive traffic congestion on Wednesday due to various reasons including protests against the Cauvery River water row, Ganesh Visarjan, …

Bengaluru’s tech corridor witnesses massive traffic gridlock
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengaluru’s tech corridor witnesses massive traffic gridlock

The Hindu  

The tech corridor alongside the Outer Ring Road witnessed traffic gridlock, which lasted for around four hours in the evening on Wednesday ahead of the weekend, preceded by the Eid Milad holiday on Thursday and the call for Karnataka bandh on Friday. According to regular commuters and traffic police, ORR witnessed traffic snarls throughout the day, and many officegoers took …

Pedestrian negligence, reckless driving leading to accidents on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road
1 year, 6 months ago

Pedestrian negligence, reckless driving leading to accidents on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road

The Hindu  

Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road, a prominent thoroughfare notorious for traffic congestion in the city, serves as the vital link connecting over 500 IT companies on the stretch. Recent findings by the traffic police have pinpointed no fewer than 26 locations along this route, referred to as “accident black spots”, where the highest number of accidents have been recorded. At another …

Heavy rain, traffic snarls add to commuters’ woes in Bengaluru
1 year, 9 months ago

Heavy rain, traffic snarls add to commuters’ woes in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday, throwing normal life out of gear as commuters faced traffic snarls in several areas. According to the city traffic police, commuters experienced long traffic jams in several central business areas, including Majestic, Shanti Nagar, Corporation Circle, Shivajinagar, Mysuru Road, KR Market, Magadi Road and Vijaya Nagar; while heavy showers left …

Why the traffic is no longer an issue in Bengaluru
1 year, 9 months ago

Why the traffic is no longer an issue in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The traffic problem in Bengaluru is so bad that by an unspoken agreement, the citizens have decided not to speak about it. When you are late for an appointment, it is no longer acceptable to say, “Well, the traffic, you know …” Everyone knows, so why bring it up? Instead, we say something like, “Our clothes weren’t back from the …

Bengaluru Traffic Police to conduct Citizens Traffic Forum meeting tomorrow
2 years ago

Bengaluru Traffic Police to conduct Citizens Traffic Forum meeting tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The traffic police of Bengaluru are all set to meet the residents on Saturday and note their concerns at the Citizens Traffic Forum Meeting which will be held at 48 traffic police stations in the city. Bengaluru Traffic Police to conduct Citizens Traffic Forum meeting tomorrow A statement issued by the Bengaluru Traffic Police read, “In order to address the …

Bengaluru traffic woes: Public meeting at traffic police stations on Saturday
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru traffic woes: Public meeting at traffic police stations on Saturday

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: To check road accidents and to smoothen vehicular movement in Bengaluru, it has been decided to hold “Citizen’s Traffic Form Meeting” on Saturday at all traffic police stations in the city from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm. Public are asked to give their best views at the meetings to improve road traffic and can The meeting assumes significance after …

Can BMLTA help resolve Bengaluru’s ever-growing traffic woes?
2 years, 2 months ago

Can BMLTA help resolve Bengaluru’s ever-growing traffic woes?

The Hindu  

After more than a decade of demands from interested citizens and nudging by transportation experts, the government has passed the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority Bill. Most of the power to steer mobility in the city already rested with different departments of the Karnataka government. As things stand now, however, I suspect that BDA officials will simply attend BMLTA meetings …

No more traffic woes? Bengaluru 1st city in India to tie up with Google
2 years, 8 months ago

No more traffic woes? Bengaluru 1st city in India to tie up with Google

Hindustan Times  

Handling the traffic in Bengaluru with a massive number of vehicles on road has become a herculean task for Bengaluru traffic police and they have now come up with a new collaboration with technical giant Google to ease the traffic management. The top cop said, “We are proud to be partnered with Google to work on reducing traffic congestion and …

Bengaluru traffic: CM Bommai instructs officials to halter congestion at 10 prominent spots
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru traffic: CM Bommai instructs officials to halter congestion at 10 prominent spots

India TV News  

Highlights Karnataka CM Bommai instructed officials to take measures to reduce traffic congestion at 10 spots CM wants works to be supervised by Deputy Commissioners of Police of the areas Measures would include synchronisation of traffic signals, removing obstacles for smooth traffic Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday instructed the officials to take measures to reduce traffic congestion at …

What Bengaluru wants this New Year
5 years, 2 months ago

What Bengaluru wants this New Year

The Hindu  

As the city welcomes a new year and a new decade, Bengalureans are hoping for some big and small changes: from the completion of big infrastructure projects to the protection of the city’s environment. Citizen participation in the revival processes, which has reaped rich results in the cases of Puttenahalli and Kaikondarahalli lakes, could also help bring back the city’s …

When will the wheel have its way?
12 years, 9 months ago

When will the wheel have its way?

The Hindu  

Sebastian has worked as an electrician for over two decades now. “Cyclists need safe parking in public places and workplaces; and most importantly, we need to create awareness among motorists about prioritising pedestrians and cyclists,” she adds. Sudhira, an urban researcher formerly with the DULT and a cycling enthusiast, believes that Bangalore's transport planning can no longer be about widening …

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