Clock Tower circular one-way worsens traffic mess in Mangaluru CBD

State Bank area chock-a-block as city buses and other vehicles jostle for space

Hasty implementation of the Clock Tower-Clock Tower circular one-way has left the Central Business District in Mangaluru, particularly the State Bank area, chock-a-block as city buses are back in their earlier place with bus operators complaining that the State Bank terminal lacks amenities.

While many operators feel the one-way rule was not at all required for the existing volume of traffic, they feel the administration could have at least waited till completion of all the Smart City work in the CBD before enforcing the one-way rule. Consequently, all city buses line up on Maidan Road near State Bank while private vehicles and autorickshaws jostle for space on the one-way from A.B. Shetty Circle.