Bengaluru: If East Bengaluru has the infamous Ejipura flyover, North has one at Yelahanka — seemingly under construction forever. The deadline for completing the flyover from Yelahanka police station to Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan junction has now been pushed to May 2026, over three years since work on the project began. The 1.8km flyover, announced by the erstwhile BBMP in 2022 with an estimated cost of Rs 164 crore, was intended to provide a signal-free route for commuters heading towards Doddaballapur Road and from there towards the city. Initially slated for completion within 18 months, it has since missed several deadlines — the most recent being March this year.
Now, three years on, the road beneath the flyover has become a major bottleneck, especially around Seshadripuram College and the NES junction, causing significant inconvenience to both motorists and pedestrians. “Every single day, the incomplete flyover drains hours of our lives, tests our patience, and puts people at risk. What was promised as a solution has become a punishment. For me, it means losing an hour daily — time I could spend with family or at work. Instead, I spend it trapped in a chaotic traffic jam caused by a half-built flyover that seems to have no end in sight,” says Malla Reddy, a resident of an apartment on Doddaballapur Road.
Weekends are particularly bad, as both vehicle and foot traffic surge around the Police Station Junction due to crowds heading to the nearby mall and cinema. Traffic crawls, and pedestrians frequently halt vehicles to cross the road. “Weekends and Mondays are the worst. There’s no proper crossing, so people signal vehicles to stop. Sometimes they do, but it is often dangerous,”
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