White-topping work on a 2.56-km stretch of Sanjaynagar Main Road in Bengaluru is expected to be completed by the end of November, but unfinished footpaths, construction material and roadside parking continue to inconvenience pedestrians and slow traffic along the busy corridor.
The project covers the road between Nagashettihalli and Ballari Road. Work began in September 2025 and has disrupted traffic on Sanjaynagar Main Road as well as connecting roads. According to sources in the Greater Bengaluru Authority, the work has now acquired a new deadline of November-end.
An official from Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited, the agency executing the project, said white-topping had been completed on 2.10 km of the stretch, while work was under way on the remaining 460 metres. Around 70% of the footpath work had also been completed, the official said. The agency expects all work to be finished by the end of November.
The official attributed delays in civic works across Bengaluru to a disruption in the supply of construction aggregates. Despite the delay, the officer said progress on the Sanjaynagar stretch had been good compared with other locations.
Residents said daytime traffic conditions had improved in some areas, but peak-hour movement remained affected by haphazard parking and unfinished work on side roads. The main road has more than 300 commercial establishments, and vehicles belonging to customers are frequently parked along the carriageway, residents said.
Namratha C., a resident, said the road was already narrow and that roadside parking, construction material and unfinished side-road work had compounded congestion. She called for the traffic police to survey the stretch and mark parking and no-parking zones. She also said that clearing the existing footpaths would immediately improve conditions for local residents.
Pedestrians have faced a separate set of problems. At the beginning of Sanjaynagar Road, after the turn from Ballari Road, footpaths have been dug up and left incomplete. The route is used by office-goers walking to and from the Mehkri Circle bus stop.
Shruthi Gowda, a local resident, said construction material had remained on the footpath for months, forcing pedestrians to walk on the vehicle carriageway. She said evening travel was particularly difficult because of moving traffic and dust.
A ground-level inspection found construction material and makeshift shops occupying sections of the footpaths. Open drains were visible in some areas, while cables, boxes and pipes had been placed at a bus stand. These obstructions have reduced the usable space for pedestrians and bus users during the ongoing road work.
Residents also acknowledged improvements linked to the project. They said several waterlogging points had been addressed and that engineers had avoided choking trees with concrete around their bases.
The remaining road and footpath work is scheduled for completion by November-end. Until then, traffic management, removal of construction material and restoration of pedestrian access remain key outstanding tasks along the corridor.
