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Google Map Glitch And Design Flaws Cause Massive Traffic Jams On Barapullah Phase III Flyover
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News18•07-10-2026, 13:59
Google Map Glitch And Design Flaws Cause Massive Traffic Jams On Barapullah Phase III Flyover
- •The newly inaugurated Barapullah Phase-III flyover connecting Mayur Vihar to Sarai Kale Khan is facing severe traffic congestion, turning a planned 20-minute commute into an hour-long ordeal.
- •A major contributor to the chaos is a Google Maps glitch that fails to reflect real-time traffic data on the new stretch, leading unsuspecting commuters to choose the congested route.
- •Google support forums indicate that search features and navigation for newly opened roads can take about a week to stabilise.
- •The structural root cause is a severe design flaw where two separate three-lane stretches unexpectedly merge into a single-lane road.
- •Delhi Traffic Police and PWD officials conducted a drone survey and authorities are being urged to redesign the merger to ease the bottlenecks.
Key Questions Answered
The traffic congestion is caused by a design flaw where two stretches of three lanes merge into a single-lane road, compounded by a Google Maps glitch failing to show real-time traffic data.
The Barapullah Phase-III elevated corridor was inaugurated and opened for commuters on September 29, 2026.
According to responses on Google's support forum, search features and navigation for newly opened roads generally take around a week to stabilise.
