Bengaluru, Aug. 18 -- In a significant development aimed at easing one of Bengaluru's most notorious traffic bottlenecks, the newly constructed Hebbal Flyover Loop was officially inaugurated today by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Marking the occasion with a personal touch, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar rode his vintage Yezdi RoadKing motorcycle across the new loop and said he was "reliving his college days".

Constructed at a cost of Rs.80 crore and completed in a swift 7 months, the 700-metre-long loop is expected to reduce traffic congestion at Hebbal Junction by at least 30 per cent. This junction, a key node for traffic heading to and from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), IT corridors and northern suburbs, ha...