Overview
- Severe congestion that worsened on Thursday left school buses covering 2–5 km stuck for up to two to 2.5 hours.
- Bengaluru Traffic Police said Karnataka Road Development Corporation resurfacing on SH-35 and white-topping on Gunjur Club Road diverted vehicles onto narrow internal roads and produced heavy bottlenecks.
- Police imposed a ban on heavy vehicles after 2 p.m. as a temporary curb but parents and local reports said the measure did not ease evening gridlock.
- Parents, residents and local figures posted videos, launched petitions and pressed civic bodies and schools for immediate traffic management and safety fixes.
- The disruption underscores how rapid residential and IT-area growth around Whitefield, narrow road density and ongoing works leave daily school commutes vulnerable until larger infrastructure upgrades are finished.