Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Indore Plans Traffic Overhaul With Flyovers And 1,500 Buses
Indore wants to make its roads less crowded and safer.
The plan will happen in three stages.
During the first year, officials will widen some road turns and remove obstacles from important roads.
They will also control parking, use more electronic fines and move some freight activity to nighttime.
Over the next one to three years, the city may build more than 25 flyovers.
It also plans to increase the number of city buses from about 350 to 1,500.
Some intercity buses, markets and loading areas may be moved away from the busiest parts of the city.
In the longer term, buses, metro and suburban rail are meant to work together.
Indore approved a three-phase traffic plan focused on bottlenecks, infrastructure and integrated public transport.
Authorities will widen left turns, remove encroachments, restrict on-street parking and intensify enforcement within one year.
More than 25 flyovers are proposed over the next one to three years to reduce congestion.
The city bus fleet is planned to grow from about 350 to 1,500 buses.
Long-term plans include multimodal transport, stronger traffic policing, cycling tracks and pedestrian-friendly streets.
- Who
- Indore municipal and district authorities, led by Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava, with senior administrative and police officials.
- What
- A three-phase plan to overhaul traffic management, including road improvements, more than 25 proposed flyovers and an expansion of city buses to 1,500.
- When
- The plan was finalised on Saturday; visible first-year improvements are targeted within one year, with further measures planned over one to three years and beyond three years.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, with the planning meeting held at Residency Kothi.
- Why
- To address bottlenecks and congestion; average vehicle speed was estimated at 16-17 kmph.
- Plan structure
- Three phases: 0-1 year, 1-3 years and beyond three years.
- Traffic formula
- 70% engineering, 15% enforcement and 15% education.
- Flyovers
- More than 25 flyovers are proposed at busy locations.
- City buses
- The proposed fleet increase is from around 350 to 1,500 buses.
- Traffic police
- Long-term plans propose increasing traffic police strength from around 1,200 to 2,500-3,000.
- Intercity buses
- Around 1,500 intercity buses may eventually be moved to terminals outside the core urban area.
- First-year measures
- Left-turn widening, encroachment removal, parking restrictions, stronger e-challans, night freight and action against stray cattle.