When it was opened two decades ago, the cable-stayed bridge at K.R. Puram turned out to be a landmark, attracting people for its engineering marvel. But now, when someone hears the names Tin Factory or K.R. Puram, images of traffic snarls is what comes to mind first.
Thousands of motorists travel through this junction every day towards Whitefield, Silk Board, and other points from Hebbal, Baiyappanahalli and other locations. For the last five years, motorists and bus passengers have endured more congestion because of metro construction in the area. Two metro lines - Baiyappanahalli to Whitefied (under phase II) and K.R. Puram to Bengaluru Airport (under Phase II B) - will go via the Tin Factory area.
Recently, chiefs of civic bodies inspected the Tin Factory junction to address the traffic issues. As an immediate measure, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL), the agency which is carrying out the metro work, was asked to asphalt a stretch of the road near the bridge for the parking of city buses.
