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Bandra Worli Sealink

The Bandra-Worli Sea Link is an 8-lane bridge that connects Bandra in the western suburbs to Worli in central Mumbai. At 5.6 km in length with 3.8 km over the sea, it is one of India's most ambitious infrastructure projects. Construction began in 2004 and faced many challenges including design changes and cost overruns before opening in 2009. The sea link has reduced travel time between Bandra and Worli to just 7 minutes and provided relief to Mumbai's traffic congestion. However, it also led to some new congestion issues in nearby areas.

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Bandra Worli Sealink

The Bandra-Worli Sea Link is an 8-lane bridge that connects Bandra in the western suburbs to Worli in central Mumbai. At 5.6 km in length with 3.8 km over the sea, it is one of India's most ambitious infrastructure projects. Construction began in 2004 and faced many challenges including design changes and cost overruns before opening in 2009. The sea link has reduced travel time between Bandra and Worli to just 7 minutes and provided relief to Mumbai's traffic congestion. However, it also led to some new congestion issues in nearby areas.

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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 1990s
• 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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