IT workers in Kochi demand new greenfield roads after fatal pedestrian accident

Safety Demands

IT professionals in Kochi are demanding alternative greenfield road corridors to improve connectivity to Infopark following a fatal accident. A young woman was recently killed on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, when a speeding private bus hit her on a narrow, footpath-less stretch of the Infopark road. Pratidhwani, a welfare group representing IT employees, has pointed to major safety risks caused by narrow roads, deep potholes, and reckless bus driving. About one lakh IT employees and many others travel through these crowded routes every single day.

Proposed Solutions

Jidheesh Rajan from Pratidhwani stated that multiple government agencies like the Thrikkakara municipality, the Public Works Department, the Kerala Road Fund Board, and the traffic police need to take urgent action. Because buildings already crowd both sides of congested routes like the Collectorate Junction-Infopark road and the Pallikkara-Athani road, new parallel roads should be built through empty plots. Sajan John, the former chief operating officer of Kochi Water Metro Limited, also called for quick government steps to fix traffic jams on the 1.50-kilometre IMG Junction-Infopark Carnival Junction corridor. Leaders suggest redesigning IMG Junction, building a roundabout, constructing overbridges or flyovers, and setting up a full traffic re-arrangement plan.

Context

Kochi's expanding IT hubs have experienced rapid commercial and residential growth that has outpaced local road infrastructure. Building parallel roads through vacant land is one common urban planning method used to ease heavy commuter traffic without massive downtown demolition.