orr Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Over 2500 citizens come together to protest against elevated corridor

March 18, 2019 News Desk

A large coalition of citizen groups demanded more effective and economical alternatives to address Bengaluru’s traffic problems.

BMTC launches new routes connecting Sarjapur Road with E-City; is this what residents need?

March 5, 2019 Meera K and Navya P K

BMTC has launched three new bus routes along the IT corridor, to service Sarjapur Road neighbourhoods. In a mini function today, MLA NA Haris, MLC Rizwan Arshad and Bellandur corporator Asha Suresh flagged off the

Saga of waterlogging on Outer Ring Road

March 21, 2017 Vaidya R

There is no respite from traffic pile ups on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road. Sometimes it’s rain, sometimes it’s bus breakdown. Does the government have the will to to fix it?

Why was the BRTS plan for Outer Ring Road killed?

September 23, 2016 Akshatha M

A recent meeting of various stakeholder groups arrived at a decision in favour of the Metro project on ORR. Akshatha M looks at the various deliberations that went on behind the scenes.

Proposed traffic changes on ORR stretch – share your feedback

September 9, 2016 Clement Jayakumar

HSR Traffic Police have proposed simple changes to improve the traffic flow from Marathahalli till Central Silk Board.

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Sea of red wants the govt to repair the roads that they dread

December 18, 2015 News Desk

People turn up in huge numbers for the protest to demand better infrastructure on Outer Ring Road and Sarjapur Road area.

Traffic on ORR is likely to worsen. Here’s why!

August 11, 2015 Vaidya R

Vaidya talks about the major traffic jams that citizens of Bengaluru traverse through, and likens the ones on ORR to Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the underworld.

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Project to make ORR, Hosur Road, Silk Board Junction signal-free takes off

August 19, 2013 Nikita Malusare

Signal free corridors have been given a boost by the state government, by allocating 618 crores in the budget. If you own a property on this stretch, there is a chance it may be acquired.

Manic pile ups at Marathahalli

June 21, 2013 R Sharada

A resident of Brookefield details the traffic bottlenecks that began with the construction of the railway overbridge and continue to rise.