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Peak-Hour Gridlock Follows Opening of Bengaluru’s Hebbal Loop

Officials hail the 700-metre, ₹80 crore loop as easing traffic by around 30 percent, with experts cautioning that bottlenecks may shift as further extensions and tunnel projects are planned.

Commuters in Bengaluru were in a fix as traffic chaos intensified in Hebbal on Monday morning as Karnataka's leadership chose to have a peak-hour ceremony after a long weekend to inaugurate the new flyover loop.
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Bengaluru's new Hebbal flyover loop stretch inaugurated today by CM Siddaramaiah and DCM DK Shivakumar to improve traffic flow in the city.

Overview

  • The 700-metre loop at Hebbal Junction was completed in seven months at a cost of ₹80 crore and officially inaugurated on August 18 by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar.
  • The inauguration ceremony held on a Monday morning after a long weekend triggered heavy peak-hour jams and drew criticism from commuters and BJP MP Tejasvi Surya.
  • Officials project the loop will cut congestion by about 30 percent, but trial openings and motorists have reported new slowdowns near Mekhri Circle.
  • The Bengaluru Development Authority missed at least three deadlines during construction, citing clearances and traffic challenges, though the structure was finished at the end of July.
  • Authorities plan a second two-lane loop by November and have tendered longer tunnel-road projects, sparking calls from experts for integrated traffic planning to avoid shifting bottlenecks.