The BandraWorli Sealink The Bandra Worli Sea Link

The Bandra-Worli Sealink

The Bandra- Worli Sea Link • INAUGURATION June 30, 2009 • Landmark for Mumbai city • Among the most complex & advanced construction projects ever in India • Major project in Mumbai metropolitan region after Mumbai-Pune expressway

Project • • • Sea link project conceived in the 1990 s Plagued by PILs- fishermen & environmentalists 2004 - Work started But drastic changes to 80% of the bridge design Cost escalation from Rs 350 crore to Rs 1, 306 crore to Rs 1, 634 crore • MSRDC project • Executed by Hindustan Construction Company • Illumination by Bajaj Electricals, Rs 9 crore

Location • Built over the Mahim Bay • Connects Bandra(suburb) to Worli(central Mumbai) • 8 -lane-wide • Sea link length- 5. 6 -km, 3. 8 km over the sea

Facts • Height of the cable-stayed tower = 43 -storey building • Weight= 50, 000 African elephants • Steel wire used= circumference of the earth • Cement used- 90, 000 tons • 16 lanes toll plaza, at the Bandra end •

How the Sea-Link Helps • Additional connectivity from city to suburbs • Reduces travel time from 1 hour+ to only 7 minutes • Decongests Mahim Causeway- 125, 000 vehicles a day • Avoids 29 traffic lights • Save Rs 100 crore a year in vehicle operating costs

Problems Perceived • Major traffic snarls at Worli, no solution figured out • Additional congestion on SV road and across Lilavati Hospital • Toll proposed- Rs 50 oneway, may dissuade a few •

Landmark • Hot tourist spot • Key destination in 'Mumbai Darshan' package • Special open BEST buses between BKC & Worli sea face • 8 -lane bridge, with 2 dedicated bus lanes

Mini-UN • Engineering team from • China, Egypt, Canada, Britain, Serbia, Switzerland, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Philippines worked on the project

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