Residents who live in and around Iblur are always vocal about the issues in their locality. Be it the bus lane, cycle lane, or claiming footpaths, they fight for their problems. However, a conversation with them reveals that most of their problems originate because of the notorious traffic jams at the Iblur junction. The traffic here has gotten the authorities’ attention too, as it has been identified as one of the seven problematic junctions.
Existing problems
This junction is an intersection of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and one of the biggest IT hubs in the city, Sarjapur Road. The problem begins almost a kilometre before, from the Sarjapur fire station and then at Haralur junction, which is just 500 metres away, eventually leading to the creation of a traffic choking point at Iblur junction. This might also be a one-of-its-kind point in the city where travelling from Haralur junction to Iblur junction in a vehicle takes half an hour when offices and schools are done for the day.
