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Every day, Bengalureans lose hours stuck in traffic, on the way to work, to pick up children, or just to get home.
3 public infrastructure projects in Bengaluru are in the spotlight for a test by Bengalureans:
The Hosakerehalli Flyover in South Bengaluru is an elevated road built to help vehicles bypass the busy Hosakerehalli Cross. It was planned as part of the Outer Ring Road network, intended to make travel easier between Banashankari, PES University, and Nayandahalli by allowing traffic to avoid the junction below.
However, while the flyover technically skips the intersection, traffic congestion hasn’t disappeared, it has mostly shifted to the roads leading onto and off the structure, making the overall improvement far less dramatic than originally promised
The Hebbal Flyover sits in North Bengaluru at the busy junction of Bellary Road and the Outer Ring Road. It was built to serve as one of the city’s main gateways, helping commuters move between the city centre and Kempegowda International Airport, while also connecting key corridors like Yelahanka, KR Puram, and Tumakuru Road.
Over the years, the flyover has also become a good example of Bengaluru’s approach to “solving” traffic; by repeatedly adding more infrastructure to the same problem.
2003 – The original Hebbal Flyover was built at a cost of ₹65 crore.
2015 – A ₹106 crore upgrade was announced to help decongest the junction.
2025 – Yet another additional ramp worth ₹80 crore was proposed to ease traffic.
Two decades, several upgrades, and a steadily rising bill later, Hebbal continues to be one of the city’s most reliably congested intersections.
Mysore Lamps Works was a government-owned light bulb factory established in 1936 in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, during the reign of Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar. After operations ceased in 2003, the 21–22 acre campus remained largely unused and gradually developed dense green cover, with residents estimating over 150 trees and small wildlife habitats within the premises.
A citizens’ walk by the Malleshwaram Swabhimana Initiative in 2010 documented more than 100 mature trees, leading some residents to argue that the site could qualify as a deemed forest due to its ecological value.
The Government of Karnataka has now proposed building a convention centre on the land, a move residents say was announced without public consultation and could increase traffic and pollution in the area.
