Bengaluru’s long-delayed Ejipura flyover has found an unexpected new address: a refrigerator door. A city resident recently shared a customised fridge magnet inspired by the perpetually unfinished flyover,
instantly striking a chord with Bengalureans online.
Designed as a tongue-in-cheek tribute, the magnet captures the city’s collective frustration, patience, and humour around infrastructure projects that seem to stretch on endlessly. The creator behind the viral post, Parth revealed that several iconic Bengaluru localities, including Basavanagudi and Jayanagar, were considered for the design before finally settling on the Ejipura flyover as the most fitting symbol.
The viral post by Shrinkray Studio has internet in splits with social media users reflecting a collective frustration wrapped in humour. Many users reacted with a straightforward question, “Omg, where can I buy this?” Others took the satire further, calling the flyover “one of the world’s oldest under-construction projects” and joking that it might now be completed only by artificial intelligence or Elon Musk, since governments and contractors had seemingly failed.
Several users joked that the flyover had finally achieved something concrete by reaching at least one destination, even if that destination was a fridge door. Others suggested a full range of Bengaluru-themed souvenirs, from traffic signal magnets to pothole postcards, inspired by the city’s civic struggles.
The viral moment highlights something deeply familiar about Bengaluru. When infrastructure delays become part of daily life, residents often respond not with outrage alone, but with humour, creativity, and self-awareness. Turning a stalled flyover into a household keepsake may not fix the problem, but it does something else. It gives people a way to laugh at a situation they have little control over.
In a city where patience is tested daily especially on the roads, Bengalureans continue to prove that humour remains their most reliable coping mechanism.
