Traffic on Mysuru Road was thrown out of gear on Sunday morning as thousands of commuters were stuck for over one-and-a-half-hour in a traffic jam starting from Town Hall junction all the way till Bidadi.
The reason? Regular traffic was compounded by the rush of citizens making a dash to head out of the city for the extended weekend and hundreds of special buses deployed by the KSRTC for the holiday rush.
According to traffic police deployed at Kengeri, the problem began with buses slowing down to drop passengers at the Satellite bus stand, operated by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). The corporation had earlier announced that it would operate 450-500 extra buses to beat the rush.
The problem was exacerbated by the ongoing work for Namma Metro Phase II after Nayandahalli. While the road has been widened at many stretches, there are still some bottlenecks. With Monday being May Day, heavy traffic is expected in the evening as vehicles that have left the city may return then.
While traffic police tried to divert some traffic via other roads, these too were jam-packed soon. “We tried to send some vehicles via Poornaprajna Layout but this was jammed as well,” a police officer said.
