Bengaluru’s Ballari Road traffic set to ease as GBA Chief orders urgent decongestion measures

Maheshwar Rao directed officials to clear debris from Metro work zones, repair roads, and improve drainage to alleviate traffic congestion in Bengaluru.

Updated on: Nov 4, 2025, 16:54:18 IST

By Anagha Deshpande

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In a bid to ease persistent traffic snarls on Ballari Road, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao, IAS, conducted an on-ground inspection on Saturday and issued a set of urgent directions to civic, Metro, and NHAI officials to implement immediate relief measures.

The Chief Commissioner also asked officials to study the feasibility of constructing a skywalk at Byatarayanapura Junction. (@GBAChiefComm)

The inspection, held across the Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) limits, focused on decongesting key bottlenecks between Hebbal, Kodigehalli, and Yelahanka, a corridor notorious for gridlocks and commuter delays.

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Rao instructed agencies to clear debris and unused materials from completed Metro work zones and to asphalt the Hebbal flyover to improve vehicle movement. He also directed officials to repair the central road slab near Hyatt Centre and remove accumulated silt near Kodigehalli Cross culvert to prevent flooding during rains.

Other key directives included expanding connectivity between service and main roads, similar to the model at Byatarayanapura, and installing proper signage boards to improve public convenience.

The Chief Commissioner also asked officials to study the feasibility of constructing a skywalk at Byatarayanapura Junction, where pedestrian movement has increased significantly. Additionally, he emphasized drain cleaning and slab repairs, and urgent action to resolve waterlogging near Yelahanka railway bridge, which often slows down peak-hour traffic.

Officials from BNCC, Metro, and NHAI were present during the inspection and have been tasked with submitting a compliance report on the progress of the measures in the coming days.

Rao shared details of the inspection on X (formerly Twitter), calling for tighter coordination between departments to ensure swift on-ground results.

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Anagha Deshpande
Anagha Deshpande is Deputy Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times. She is currently part of the news team. Before moving into this role, she worked with the Bengaluru desk, where she extensively covered civic issues, Karnataka politics, infrastructure, and urban governance. Over the past seven years, Anagha has worked across multiple facets of digital journalism, including reporting, editing, and video production. She briefly stepped away from journalism, only to realize that the newsroom is where she has the most fun. Her interests lie in tracking national and state politics, particularly South Indian politics, as well as social issues and public policy. She has previously worked with Deccan Herald, Mid-day, The Federal, and ThePrint, and has lived and worked in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai. When she isn't chasing stories, Anagha enjoys long aimless walks, reading, hiking, discovering new teas, and, by her own admission, overthinking almost everything.Read More

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