Overview

• A Bengaluru Reddit user recounted spending nearly two hours in a 3:30 am jam from Indiranagar to Manyata Tech Park via the Outer Ring Road before witnessing a beam collapse block the route at 5:40 am near Elements Mall.
• The account struck a chord as commuters report that severe traffic has spread beyond peak hours into early mornings along major corridors.
• Traffic Commissioner M. N. Anucheth confirmed that the city’s vehicle fleet has doubled in ten years, outstripping existing road and bridge capacity.
• The Karnataka government and BBMP have announced metro extensions, new flyovers and buffer roads but on-the-ground construction and relief measures remain limited.
• Residents point to a recent bike-taxi ban and the absence of real-time BMTC bus tracking as worsening last-mile connectivity and call for comprehensive accountability and reforms.