Massive Traffic Jam On Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road After BMTC Bus Breaks Down

A major traffic jam, stretching for several kilometres on Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road (ORR), was caused after a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus broke down on Tuesday (Oct 14) afternoon. According to an advisory posted by the Bengaluru Traffic Police at 4:43 pm IST, the incident occurred near the Ecospace Junction.

"Traffic advisory: Due to vehicle breakdown near the Eco space junction towards Marathahalli, Kadubeesanahalli, Devarabisanahalli, Bellandur is having slow-moving traffic," read the advisory posted on X (formerly Twitter).

"ಸಂಚಾರ ಸಲಹೆ "
ಇಕೋ ಸ್ಪೇಸ್ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ ಬಳಿ ವಾಹನ ಕೆಟ್ಟು ನಿಂತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಮಾರತಹಳ್ಳಿ, ಕಾಡುಬೀಸನಹಳ್ಳಿ, ದೇವರಬೀಸನಹಳ್ಳಿ, ಬೆಳ್ಳಂದೂರು ಕಡೆಗೆ ನಿಧಾನಗತಿಯ ಸಂಚಾರವಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

"Traffic advisory”
Due to vehicle breakdown near Eco space junction towards Marathahalli , Kadubeesanahalli,Devarabisanahalli,… pic.twitter.com/4QcuCO5oK1

— ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ BengaluruTrafficPolice (@blrcitytraffic) October 14, 2025

Bengaluru residents took to social media to share pictures and videos of the massive jam. One user said it took them one hour, 40 minutes to cover 10 km on ORR, while others questioned how a single bus could cause such a jam.

"Pathetic traffic..it took 2 hours 10 mins from Brookfield to Sarjapur road, 12 kms," said one user, while another added: "One bus stopped on a road made whole Bengaluru cry for hours."

A third commented: "I experienced the worst traffic today, from Bagmane Mahadevapura to Brookfield atleast in the last 3 years."

A fourth said: "10 kms. 1hr 40 minutes on ORR. Unliveable city. Needs some serious intervention."

#ORR #Bengaluru #Traffic #Nightmare

10 kms. 1hr 40 minutes on ORR.

Unliveable city. Needs some serious intervention @DKShivakumar @siddaramaiah @CMofKarnataka pic.twitter.com/rScpN1qjCj

— Varun (@varun_vaithy) October 14, 2025

ORR is cooked. @TVMohandasPai came here for the sunset. Saw a real life red carpet. @DKShivakumar please build 2 tunnels- double decker😍. I hope the stupidity will resolve traffic issues.

Count the number of BMTC buses. Count any PT ???@Tejasvi_Surya @PCMohanMP @ChristinMP_ pic.twitter.com/W2yvq4xada

— Dhruvnk (@Dhruvnk22) October 14, 2025

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Last week, the Bengaluru traffic police issued a traffic advisory regarding road closures on the ORR due to ongoing BMRCL metro station construction. The affected stretch runs from the 9th Main Road Junction to the 5th Main Road Junction and will remain closed for a period of 45 days.

Bengaluru's Traffic Problems

Driven by rapid urbanisation and a booming IT industry, Bengaluru's population has surged, with over 13 million residents and millions of vehicles clogging its roads. Narrow streets, inadequate public transport, and ongoing infrastructure projects have exacerbated the issue.

Recently, industry leader Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw questioned Bengaluru's poor infrastructure by quoting a visitor from China who was not impressed by the state of the city's roads and cleanliness.

"I had an overseas business visitor to Biocon Park who said, 'Why are the roads so bad and why is there so much garbage around? Doesn't the Govt want to support investment?" the Biocon chairperson wrote in an X post.

She also tagged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and IT Minister Priyank Kharge, urging them to solve the city's primary issues.