India, Oct. 29 -- The October 31 deadline for completing the much-delayed white-topping work on JC Road, Bengaluru is just days away, but the crucial stretch remains a construction zone. What was once one of South Bengaluru's busiest commercial roads is now a daily ordeal for commuters and traders alike, with dug-up patches, barricades, and bumper-to-bumper traffic defining its present state.

Officials from the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) are reportedly planning to seek yet another extension, blaming technical challenges for the slow progress, said a report by The Hindu. But traders, who have endured months of disruption, say excuses no longer matter, and that their livelihoods are at stake.

A resident who runs an automobile acces...