After poor condition of roads, commuters complain of huge potholes on some of the busiest flyovers in the city,u00a0 bikers now being forced to take diversions and alternate routes leading to traffic jams on roads

Bangloreans have spent years complaining about the traffic moving at a snail's pace. Then came flyovers as a relief, but this seems to be short-lived as bikers are now reportedly forced to deal with huge potholes even on flyovers.

When baffled bikers plying on the potholed-Mysore Road flyover complained to their local corporator, all they got in response was another hollow promise.


BBMP workmen repair the Double Road flyover, stalling traffic
during peak hours

But after waiting for months for the BBMP to take action, bikers have now started using diversions and alternate routes that are filled with traffic jams.

"We were already troubled with the roads that have big potholes, as we were getting familiar with them, we are now presented with flyover with huge potholes," said Harish Jain, a resident of Vijayanagar.

Meanwhile, those who take the Double Road flyover, which is one of the city's best connected flyovers are now complaining about potholes on their path too. "I travel by the Double Road flyover at least six times a day.

When I first noticed a small pothole, I immediately complained to the traffic police constable, but what could he do? So we took it up with the BBMP corporator.

However, a month after we noticed the first pothole, today there are at least eight such big potholes on the single stretch of the flyover.
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It is sad that not just the roads, but even the flyovers are now unsafe for bikers," said K R Jagadish, a marketing supervisor at Residency Road.