India, Jan. 23 -- Even as the city's boundaries keep stretching outward and planners repeatedly revise growth blueprints, Bengaluru's road network has barely grown, remaining stuck at roughly 13,000 km for nearly a decade. However, during the same period, the number of vehicles on these roads has almost doubled, while public transport capacity has seen little to no expansion.

The mismatch between growth and infrastructure is increasingly visible, with traffic slowing to a near standstill across large parts of the city on most days, The Times of India reported.

Data from the transport department revealed a sharp surge in vehicle registrations, from 64.4 lakh in March 2015 to over 1.23 crore by December 2025, marking an increase of nearly...