Strict no-parking, double Cobra Beat deployment on alternative routes to ease Hebbal traffic

The BTP has clarified that there will be no restrictions on any vehicles, except heavy goods vehicles, using Ballari Road, where work is under way near Hebbal Flyover.

Published - November 10, 2026 03:36 pm IST - Bengaluru

Flyover work by Bengaluru Development Authority in progress near Hebbal in Bengaluru on November 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J

The Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) will impose strict no-parking restrictions along the stretches identified as alternative routes for vehicles advised to avoid Ballari Road, where elevated corridor works are under way.

According to sources, the BTP will double the deployment of Cobra Beat officers along the alternative stretches and ensure that the no-parking restrictions are strictly enforced. “What we need is to retain the entire width of the alternative roads exclusively for traffic so that the increased vehicle load does not strain other connecting stretches,” a traffic officer explained.

The BTP has clarified that there will be no restrictions on any vehicles, except heavy goods vehicles, using Ballari Road, where work is under way near Hebbal Flyover. However, officials expect most private vehicles to switch to alternative routes due to the likely increase in congestion.

A senior officer explained that work is under way on one of the three lanes of Ballari Road, which is also part of the main carriageway. Vehicle movement is currently distributed as 35% each on the two main carriageway lanes and 30% on the service road.

“Now that work is under way on one of the main carriageway lanes, 35% vehicle load will have to be borne by the other lanes. As a result, the vehicles will start piling up, effectively extending the length of the congestion, which is likely to stretch beyond Mehkri Circle, especially during peak hours,” the officer explained.

The official said that as the changes begin to take effect, many vehicles, particularly those heading towards northern areas such as Vidyaranyapura and beyond, are likely to start using BEL Road as an alternative route.

However, neither of the two alternative stretches is in good condition, particularly BEL Road. Therefore, before the elevated corridor works gather pace, the city corporations, along with the BDA, will take up asphalting of the stretches to make them motorable. Milling work on the initial stretch of BEL Road was carried out months ago, but the actual work had not begun.

Once these works are completed, the GBA is also planning to widen the stretches wherever possible. Subsequently, the BTP will survey the roads and recommend no-parking zones, which will be implemented jointly by the corporations and the BTP.

Officials say some amount of congestion will be inevitable, although the necessary steps will be implemented to minimise disruptions.

Published - November 10, 2026 03:36 pm IST

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