diff --git a/src/drt/src/dr/FlexDR_init.cpp b/src/drt/src/dr/FlexDR_init.cpp
index f3303f49af0..4da00ce4537 100644
--- a/src/drt/src/dr/FlexDR_init.cpp
+++ b/src/drt/src/dr/FlexDR_init.cpp
@@ -3465,6 +3465,23 @@ void FlexDRWorker::initMazeCost_planarTerm(const frDesign* design)
       // term no bloat
       switch (obj->typeId()) {
         case frcBTerm: {
+          auto bterm = static_cast<frBTerm*>(obj);
+          bool hasHorizontalAccess = false;
+          bool hasVerticalAccess = false;
+          for (const auto& pin : bterm->getPins()) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < pin->getNumPinAccess(); i++) {
+              const auto& pa = pin->getPinAccess(i);
+              for (const auto& ap : pa->getAccessPoints()) {
+                if (ap->getLayerNum() != layerNum) {
+                  continue;
+                }
+                hasVerticalAccess |= ap->hasAccess(frDirEnum::N);
+                hasVerticalAccess |= ap->hasAccess(frDirEnum::S);
+                hasHorizontalAccess |= ap->hasAccess(frDirEnum::W);
+                hasHorizontalAccess |= ap->hasAccess(frDirEnum::E);
+              }
+            }
+          }
           FlexMazeIdx mIdx1, mIdx2;
           gridGraph_.getIdxBox(mIdx1, mIdx2, box);
           const bool isLayerHorz = layer->isHorizontal();
@@ -3473,10 +3490,10 @@ void FlexDRWorker::initMazeCost_planarTerm(const frDesign* design)
               FlexMazeIdx mIdx(i, j, zIdx);
               gridGraph_.setBlocked(i, j, zIdx, frDirEnum::U);
               gridGraph_.setBlocked(i, j, zIdx, frDirEnum::D);
-              if (isLayerHorz) {
+              if (isLayerHorz && hasHorizontalAccess) {
                 gridGraph_.setBlocked(i, j, zIdx, frDirEnum::N);
                 gridGraph_.setBlocked(i, j, zIdx, frDirEnum::S);
-              } else {
+              } else if (!isLayerHorz && hasVerticalAccess) {
                 gridGraph_.setBlocked(i, j, zIdx, frDirEnum::W);
                 gridGraph_.setBlocked(i, j, zIdx, frDirEnum::E);
               }
diff --git a/src/drt/test/ta_pin_aligned.defok b/src/drt/test/ta_pin_aligned.defok
index f80d9ac14e5..d4e43f88e19 100644
--- a/src/drt/test/ta_pin_aligned.defok
+++ b/src/drt/test/ta_pin_aligned.defok
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ NETS 2 ;
     - Metal2_in ( PIN Metal2_out ) ( PIN Metal2_in ) + USE SIGNAL
       + ROUTED metal2 ( 97850 19740 0 ) ( * 180180 0 ) ;
     - Metal3_in ( PIN Metal3_out ) ( PIN Metal3_in ) + USE SIGNAL
-      + ROUTED metal3 ( 19790 97860 0 ) ( 180510 * 0 ) ;
+      + ROUTED metal3 ( 176400 97580 ) ( * 97860 )
+      NEW metal3 ( 180510 97580 ) ( * 97860 0 )
+      NEW metal3 ( 176400 97580 ) ( 180510 * )
+      NEW metal3 ( 19790 97860 0 ) ( 176400 * ) ;
 END NETS
 END DESIGN