In early June, SWR put up a banner near the Carmelaram railway crossing gate LC 132, asking commuters to take a diversion as the ROB work was in progress. They stated that the road for commuters would be diverted from June 5. However, people continued to commute through the same railway gate stretch. On June 26, the railways finally closed down the stretch, barricading the road and asking people to take the alternative route - the parallel road connecting Sarjapur Road to Gunjurpalya Road.