BENGALURU: Roads connecting Tumakuru Road from Yeshwantpur till Peenya witnessed huge traffic jams on Saturday with Peenya flyover remaining shut due to urgent maintenance work near eighth mile.
Traffic police said: “Urgent work needed to be carried out between pillar number 102 and 103 of the Peenya elevated highway (Dr Shivakumara Swamiji Flyover).” Officials from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) visited the spot in the morning and closed the flyover for vehicle movement.
Unaware, most regular commuters were forced to take diversions and use other adjacent roads, which saw traffic pile up for several minutes at multiple times in the day. Traffic police said the repair work will continue for another week and have advised vehicle users to take NICE Road to minimise traffic on Tumakuru national highway.
“Vehicles moving towards Tumakuru should take a left turn at Goraguntepalya junction and enter NICE Road to get out of the city. Those coming from Tumakuru to the city should take a right at Madavara to enter NICE Road,” police said.
