Sanjaynagar Main Road work near completion, footpath woes persist for Bengaluru residents
Whitetopping road construction on Sanjaynagar Main Road in Bengaluru is nearing completion, with a deadline set for November-end. However, residents continue to face significant inconvenience due to unfinished footpaths, construction debris, and traffic congestion caused by haphazard parking.
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Highlights the ongoing urban infrastructure challenges and civic management issues faced by residents in rapidly growing Indian metropolitan areas.
With a new deadline, the whitetopping work on a 2.56-km stretch of Sanjaynagar Main Road, between Nagashettihalli and Ballari Road, has begun to pick up pace. The work is scheduled to be completed by November-end, according to sources in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).
Meanwhile, pedestrians are struggling as work on the footpath drags on. Started in September 2025, the whitetopping work disrupts traffic on the entire Sanjaynagar Main Road and has paralysed vehicle movement on connecting roads as well. While the traffic situation during the day has improved, haphazard parking along the stretch continues to have an impact on peak-hour traffic.
On the other hand, at the start of Sanjaynagar Road, after taking a left turn at Ballari Road, the footpaths have been dug up, causing inconvenience to pedestrians.
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