Bengaluru’s notorious traffic chaos showed no signs of slowing down—even after midnight. In an unusual but increasingly common turn of events, the Marathahalli stretch of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) was gripped by a massive traffic jam this weekend, leaving scores of vehicles stranded deep into the night.
Despite the late hour, the bottlenecked stretch remained choked, frustrating drivers who expected smoother rides during off-peak hours. Commuters took to social media to express disbelief and vent about what has now become a round-the-clock gridlock crisis in India’s tech capital.
The exact cause of the midnight congestion remains unclear, but locals point to a combination of roadworks, erratic signal management, and ever-growing vehicular volume as persistent contributors.
While city authorities continue to push for metro expansions and traffic decongestion plans, midnight jams on arterial routes like ORR highlight the urgent need for 24×7 traffic management and better infrastructure planning.
Bengaluru’s sleepless roads seem to reflect the city’s endless commute woes—with even the dead of night offering no escape from its gridlocked reality.
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