Bengaluru, June 28 -- Expressing satisfaction that the new infrastructure efforts have succeeded in reducing traffic congestion at Hebbal, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said his aim was to solve Bengaluru's traffic congestion in the cit, a release said.

"Hebbal has become like a hebbagilu (grand gateway) to Bengaluru. We have provided some relief to the traffic congestion in the Hebbal area. Our aim is to solve Bengaluru's traffic congestion in the coming days," the CM said after laying the foundation stone for the construction of a tunnel road from Mekhri Circle to Hebbal junction.

"This is a 2.5-kilometre-long cut-and-cover tunnel. It will be toll-free. Bangalore Development Authority has itself taken up this project using it...