No two-wheelers on one stretch of the elevated Airport Road corridor from September 4

Two-wheelers will be restricted on the flyover stretch starting from Sanjeevini Cross near Hebbal and ending at Vidyashilpa Junction near Yelahanka. | Photo credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J.

Starting Friday, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) will ban two-wheelers on the crossing from Sanjeevininagar Cross to Vidyashilpa Junction along Ballari Road and certain other categories of vehicles on four different elevated corridors in the city. Similar restrictions will also apply on the Electronics City flyover from September 11.

Two-wheelers will be restricted on the flyover stretch starting from Sanjeevini Cross near Hebbal and ending at Vidyashilpa Junction near Yelahanka. The BTP has clarified that the airport flyover will remain open for two-wheelers.

Restrictions for other vehicle categories will be on BGS flyover on Mysore Road, Peenya elevated corridor and double decker flyover between Silk Board and Ragigudda.

The BTP said the restrictions would be monitored through CCTV surveillance and urged the public to cooperate with the initiative. According to BTP sources, the restrictions were introduced to reduce fatal accidents on the section.

BTP data accessed by The Hindu shows that the two-wheeler-prohibited section of the flyover has witnessed 15 accidents in the last 19 months. It is alarming that the number of fatal accidents on this stretch has been increasing since 2015. For example, ten police departments reported fewer fatal accidents than this elevated corridor, according to the data.

Poor communication causes chaos

As BTP announced the restrictions earlier this week, several posts on social media claimed that all flyovers in Bengaluru would be closed to two-wheelers, including the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) flyover.

In response to the false claims, nearly 400 bikers from various groups took to Airport Road and created the Instagram hashtag #OneLastRide at 1am on Thursday. A senior police officer told The Hindu that the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) brought all the bikers to the airport police station where the officers clarified the restrictions being enforced.

However, several people took to social media to condemn the BTP’s move through an online campaign called “Second Class Citizens”, suggesting that car users were favoured.

Published – 03 Sep 2026 22:53 IST