Barapullah Phase-III flyover sees massive traffic jams, commuters stuck for over an hour
The newly opened Barapullah Phase-III flyover in Delhi is experiencing severe traffic congestion, with commuters facing delays of over an hour. Authorities attribute the bottleneck to inaccurate traffic data on Google Maps, which continues to direct vehicles onto the congested route.
Why it matters
Infrastructure failures and digital mapping inaccuracies are causing significant daily disruptions for urban commuters in a major metropolitan area.
Days after the Barapullah Phase-III flyover was thrown open with a promise of cutting the journey from Mayur Vihar to AIIMS to just 15 minutes, commuters are now spending more than an hour inching through traffic on the newly opened corridor.
On Monday (October 5, 2026), traffic queues stretching over 2 kilometres brought the 3.5-km stretch to a crawl, with commuters reporting waiting times of 70–100 minutes. Videos shared by commuters showed vehicles packed bumper-to-bumper on the elevated road, with even ambulances caught in the snarl.
“I have been stuck on the flyover for the past 25 minutes in a traffic jam,” a commuter travelling from Noida towards New Delhi told The Hindu at around 10.30 a.m. When contacted again an hour later, the commuter said they were still stuck and it had taken more than 70 minutes just to get off the flyover.
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