The infrastructure shortfalls along the Outer Ring Road (ORR), including the lack of a parallel road and the multiple high-density junctions and U-turns, were major contributors to the traffic nightmare that commuters experienced on Wednesday.
Between 3 pm and 7 pm on Wednesday, traffic came to a screeching halt as nearly two times the regular traffic volume was seen on the ORR. Many commuters reported reaching their destinations much after the desired time.
Kuldeep Kumar Jain, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic, East), explained that heavy congestion points in his jurisdiction lie at junctions at Devarabeesanahalli, Kadubeesanahalli, Marathahalli, Karthik Nagar.
