Carries : 8 lanes of traffic with 2 lanes dedicated for buses.
Crosses: Mahim Bay
Locate: Mumbai, India
Design : Cable-stayed
Total length : 5.6 kilometers (3 mi)
Opening date:30th June, 2009[1]
connects: Bandrato Worli
The Bandra Worli Sea Link (Marathi: वांद्रे-वरळी सागरी महामार्ग) is an 8-lane, cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete viaduct approaches, which links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli and central Mumbai, and is the first phase of the proposed West Island Freeway system. The Rs. 1600 crore ($ 400 Million approx.) project of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is being executed by Hindustan Construction Company. Designs and Project management is by M/s DAR Consultants. The bridge was inaugurated on 30 June 2009 (Postponed and actually inaugurated on 1 July 2009) by Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The Sea Link is likely to reduce travel time between Bandra and Worli from 45–60 minutes to 7 minutes.[2]
Contents
1 Overview
2 Challenges
3 Project location
4 Fact Files
5 Features
6 Project Benefits / Other Features
7 Criticism
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Overview
The Bandra Worli Sea link, under construction, view from the Taj Lands end Hotel.
Project Highlights
It is India's first eight-lane freeway over the open sea and is hailed as a modern Indian engineering marvel. Some statistics on the bridge, its weight is equivalent to 50000 African elephants, the length of the bridge is 63 times the height of the Qutub Minar in Delhi, the height of the cable-stayed tower is 126m(equal to a 43-storey tower) and the length of steel wires used in the project is equivalent to the circumference of the Earth(each cable can take a weight of 900 tons). It was built by a skilled team comprising of the best engineers from India, as well as, other countries including Britain, Canada,China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Serbia, Singapore and Switzerland, Monitored by an Intelligent Bridge System with a 16-lane, state-of-the-art toll plaza.
Presently, the Mahim Causeway is the only link connecting the western suburbs to island city of Mumbai. The existing north–southwestern corridor is highly congested and during the peak hours results in a bottleneck at Mahim Causeway. The sea link will act as an alternate route between the western suburbs of Mumbai and central Mumbai, in addition to the existing Mahim Causeway. This link will also form a part of the west island freeway.
Access will be controlled on the Worli end by toll plazas on the Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road, and on the Bandra end by toll plazas at Love Grove Junction.
Vehicular traffic measuring about 120,000 PCU travels on the Mahim Causeway everyday and during peak hours and it takes about forty minutes to travel from Mahim to Worli, a distance of about 8 km.
MSRDC has awarded the contract of constructing the Bandra Worli Sea-Link – Package - IV to the Hindustan Construction Company and its foreign partner, the China Harbour Engineering Corporation, which has successfully completed similar projects. HCC has the responsibility of maintaining the bridge during the damage liability period of five years.
The original project design was modified to include two separate towers for the main cable stay bridge. In addition to this, the bridge was realigned around 150 meters into the sea and an additional cable stay bridge was introduced at the Worli side to increase the height of the bridge to accommodate the demands of local fishermen of Worli Koliwada to ease the vessel movement under the bridge closer to their habitat. Due to the change in the scope of work, the project was delayed in the initial stages, which resulted in increased project cost. The Bandra Worli Sea-Link was opened at 12:00 midnight on 30 June 2009.
The Bandra Cable Stay Bridge, part of the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) was connected to the approach spans on May 27, 2008. This is a significant milestone towards completion of the Sea Link being built by HCC prior to the onset of Mumbai’s monsoon this season.
The Bandra Cable Stay section of the BWSL spans 600 m in length and towers to a height of 126 m (equivalent to a 43 storied building). The Cable Stay system comprises km of high strength galvanized steel wires which support the Cable Stay Bridge weighing 20,000 ton.Ultratech cement was the preffered cement supplier for this project. An engineering marvel and the first ever open Sea Bridge of its kind, the Bandra Worli Sea Link is one of the most complex and advanced construction projects in India.
The project was initiated more than 10 years ago but it was delayed due to public interest litigations. The foundation stone was laid in 1999, by Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray.
The sea-link was inaugurated by Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA & President, INC, on Tuesday, in the Presence of NCP President Sharad Pawar on June 30th, 2009 [3]
Challenges
No effective traffic management system after the end of the bridge as a signal is supposed to come up at a T-junction in a residential area. Also once traffic is offloaded off the bridge it moves onto a 6 lane road however, two lanes of this road go towards car parking as several buildings on the road do not have the provision for cars to be parked.
The Bridge opens out in front of a school which has students coming in at 8:00am and 11:00am (Peak Traffic Time), no provisions have been made for it.
A party hall is also just about 100 meters from the end of the bridge along Worli Sea Face Road which does not have an underground car park or entrance within the building as a result traffic is forced onto the main road which makes just about 2 lanes for travel possible at lunch time and the entire night after 7pm.
Worli Sea Face also offloads onto a road where a overpass had been built originally for the old plan of the bridge to move traffic but now it will create a huge problem as the cars must move below it where only 3 lanes are available. Also on either side of this road, there is a temple (Markandeshwar Mandir) and a shopping mall (Atria Shopping Mall). So the question of eased off traffic is totally nonexistent.
The toll for using the bridge is currently expected to be around Rs 50 (~$1) for passenger cars and Rs 100 (~$2) for large buses and trucks, each one way trip. This toll is reasonable; given the fact that there will be considerable savings in time and fuel cost. There will be no waiver off for any special type of vehicles. Approximately 32000 vehicles, mostly passenger cars, are currently using the sea link on a daily basis.
A bridge which is 5.6 km in length.The entry to the bridge from mahim causeway is approx a little more then 1.5 km and the exit to old passport office(worli) is another 1 km. So the total length from Mahim to Worli is more then 8.2 km, plus a toll fee of Rs 50/- on one time use. The total length from Mahim to Worli(old passport office) the old way is 5.2 km. So they make a new road which is more expensive to travel then the old one and longer too.
The amount of time taken from Mahim to Worli is usually 25 mins. The time taken to enter the BWSL and get out at worli seaface will be 15- 20 mins once the toll starts.The fuel utilized will be the same on both the sides but the toll money will be extra money spent for a little about 15 mins. So most people will travel by the same old road and therefore the purpose of the bridge will be wasted.
As a result of constant change of plans and other delays the cost of the bridge has risen 6 fold from Rs.300 Crore to Rs.1800 Crore. The amount of time to recover this cost would be at least 10 years which is pretty normal for an infrastructure project of this magnitude.
Project location
The project starts from the Interchange at Mahim (i.e. intersection of Western Express Highway and Swami Vivekanand road at Bandra) and connects to Worli at Worli end with overall length of 5.6 km for the entire project.
A cloverleaf interchange at Mahim intersection and a flyover at the Lovegrove intersection have been proposed as part of this project to enhance the faster and safe traffic dispersal.
Fact Files
First & Unique of its type in Mumbai.
Project Cost of Rs.1650 Crores [Rs.16.50 Billion INR](about 330 Million US Dollar).
Rs. 9 Crore alone will be just the cost of illuminating the bridge.
Made with about 38000 KM Long Steel Ropes, 575000 tonnes of Concrete & 6000 Workers.
Toll Cost Estimated about Rs.40 to Rs.50 /-
Will save about 1 Hour of Travel Time & 100 crores of Vehicle Operating Cost for a 7 km distance.
An estimate of about 125000 Vehicles will be using daily. [4]
Features
An 8-lane bridge with 2 lanes dedicated for buses.
Unique bridge design for the Link Bridge to emerge as a landmark structure in the city.
Single tower supported 500 metre long cable-stayed bridge at Bandra Channel and twin tower supported 350 m cable-stayed bridge at Worli Channel for each carriageway.
Modern toll plaza of 16 lanes with automated toll collection system.
An intelligent bridge with state-of-the-art systems for traffic monitoring, surveillance, information and guidance, instrumentation, emergency support, etc.
Development of promenade and landscaping to enhance the environment.
Project Benefits / Other Features
Estimated savings in Vehicle Operating Costs (VOC): Rs. 100 Crores per annul[citation needed].
Mumbai gets a new landmark.
Criticism
The Bandra-Worli link is a short stretch that does not even cover the western shore, as envisaged two decades ago. It took ages because of design changes and payment disputes. The trans-harbour bridge creek has been bid for twice yet not awarded to anybody[5].
2 Challenges
3 Project location
4 Fact Files
5 Features
6 Project Benefits / Other Features
7 Criticism
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Overview
The Bandra Worli Sea link, under construction, view from the Taj Lands end Hotel.
Project Highlights
It is India's first eight-lane freeway over the open sea and is hailed as a modern Indian engineering marvel. Some statistics on the bridge, its weight is equivalent to 50000 African elephants, the length of the bridge is 63 times the height of the Qutub Minar in Delhi, the height of the cable-stayed tower is 126m(equal to a 43-storey tower) and the length of steel wires used in the project is equivalent to the circumference of the Earth(each cable can take a weight of 900 tons). It was built by a skilled team comprising of the best engineers from India, as well as, other countries including Britain, Canada,China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Serbia, Singapore and Switzerland, Monitored by an Intelligent Bridge System with a 16-lane, state-of-the-art toll plaza.
Presently, the Mahim Causeway is the only link connecting the western suburbs to island city of Mumbai. The existing north–southwestern corridor is highly congested and during the peak hours results in a bottleneck at Mahim Causeway. The sea link will act as an alternate route between the western suburbs of Mumbai and central Mumbai, in addition to the existing Mahim Causeway. This link will also form a part of the west island freeway.
Access will be controlled on the Worli end by toll plazas on the Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road, and on the Bandra end by toll plazas at Love Grove Junction.
Vehicular traffic measuring about 120,000 PCU travels on the Mahim Causeway everyday and during peak hours and it takes about forty minutes to travel from Mahim to Worli, a distance of about 8 km.
MSRDC has awarded the contract of constructing the Bandra Worli Sea-Link – Package - IV to the Hindustan Construction Company and its foreign partner, the China Harbour Engineering Corporation, which has successfully completed similar projects. HCC has the responsibility of maintaining the bridge during the damage liability period of five years.
The original project design was modified to include two separate towers for the main cable stay bridge. In addition to this, the bridge was realigned around 150 meters into the sea and an additional cable stay bridge was introduced at the Worli side to increase the height of the bridge to accommodate the demands of local fishermen of Worli Koliwada to ease the vessel movement under the bridge closer to their habitat. Due to the change in the scope of work, the project was delayed in the initial stages, which resulted in increased project cost. The Bandra Worli Sea-Link was opened at 12:00 midnight on 30 June 2009.
The Bandra Cable Stay Bridge, part of the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) was connected to the approach spans on May 27, 2008. This is a significant milestone towards completion of the Sea Link being built by HCC prior to the onset of Mumbai’s monsoon this season.
The Bandra Cable Stay section of the BWSL spans 600 m in length and towers to a height of 126 m (equivalent to a 43 storied building). The Cable Stay system comprises km of high strength galvanized steel wires which support the Cable Stay Bridge weighing 20,000 ton.Ultratech cement was the preffered cement supplier for this project. An engineering marvel and the first ever open Sea Bridge of its kind, the Bandra Worli Sea Link is one of the most complex and advanced construction projects in India.
The project was initiated more than 10 years ago but it was delayed due to public interest litigations. The foundation stone was laid in 1999, by Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray.
The sea-link was inaugurated by Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA & President, INC, on Tuesday, in the Presence of NCP President Sharad Pawar on June 30th, 2009 [3]
Challenges
No effective traffic management system after the end of the bridge as a signal is supposed to come up at a T-junction in a residential area. Also once traffic is offloaded off the bridge it moves onto a 6 lane road however, two lanes of this road go towards car parking as several buildings on the road do not have the provision for cars to be parked.
The Bridge opens out in front of a school which has students coming in at 8:00am and 11:00am (Peak Traffic Time), no provisions have been made for it.
A party hall is also just about 100 meters from the end of the bridge along Worli Sea Face Road which does not have an underground car park or entrance within the building as a result traffic is forced onto the main road which makes just about 2 lanes for travel possible at lunch time and the entire night after 7pm.
Worli Sea Face also offloads onto a road where a overpass had been built originally for the old plan of the bridge to move traffic but now it will create a huge problem as the cars must move below it where only 3 lanes are available. Also on either side of this road, there is a temple (Markandeshwar Mandir) and a shopping mall (Atria Shopping Mall). So the question of eased off traffic is totally nonexistent.
The toll for using the bridge is currently expected to be around Rs 50 (~$1) for passenger cars and Rs 100 (~$2) for large buses and trucks, each one way trip. This toll is reasonable; given the fact that there will be considerable savings in time and fuel cost. There will be no waiver off for any special type of vehicles. Approximately 32000 vehicles, mostly passenger cars, are currently using the sea link on a daily basis.
A bridge which is 5.6 km in length.The entry to the bridge from mahim causeway is approx a little more then 1.5 km and the exit to old passport office(worli) is another 1 km. So the total length from Mahim to Worli is more then 8.2 km, plus a toll fee of Rs 50/- on one time use. The total length from Mahim to Worli(old passport office) the old way is 5.2 km. So they make a new road which is more expensive to travel then the old one and longer too.
The amount of time taken from Mahim to Worli is usually 25 mins. The time taken to enter the BWSL and get out at worli seaface will be 15- 20 mins once the toll starts.The fuel utilized will be the same on both the sides but the toll money will be extra money spent for a little about 15 mins. So most people will travel by the same old road and therefore the purpose of the bridge will be wasted.
As a result of constant change of plans and other delays the cost of the bridge has risen 6 fold from Rs.300 Crore to Rs.1800 Crore. The amount of time to recover this cost would be at least 10 years which is pretty normal for an infrastructure project of this magnitude.
Project location
The project starts from the Interchange at Mahim (i.e. intersection of Western Express Highway and Swami Vivekanand road at Bandra) and connects to Worli at Worli end with overall length of 5.6 km for the entire project.
A cloverleaf interchange at Mahim intersection and a flyover at the Lovegrove intersection have been proposed as part of this project to enhance the faster and safe traffic dispersal.
Fact Files
First & Unique of its type in Mumbai.
Project Cost of Rs.1650 Crores [Rs.16.50 Billion INR](about 330 Million US Dollar).
Rs. 9 Crore alone will be just the cost of illuminating the bridge.
Made with about 38000 KM Long Steel Ropes, 575000 tonnes of Concrete & 6000 Workers.
Toll Cost Estimated about Rs.40 to Rs.50 /-
Will save about 1 Hour of Travel Time & 100 crores of Vehicle Operating Cost for a 7 km distance.
An estimate of about 125000 Vehicles will be using daily. [4]
Features
An 8-lane bridge with 2 lanes dedicated for buses.
Unique bridge design for the Link Bridge to emerge as a landmark structure in the city.
Single tower supported 500 metre long cable-stayed bridge at Bandra Channel and twin tower supported 350 m cable-stayed bridge at Worli Channel for each carriageway.
Modern toll plaza of 16 lanes with automated toll collection system.
An intelligent bridge with state-of-the-art systems for traffic monitoring, surveillance, information and guidance, instrumentation, emergency support, etc.
Development of promenade and landscaping to enhance the environment.
Project Benefits / Other Features
Estimated savings in Vehicle Operating Costs (VOC): Rs. 100 Crores per annul[citation needed].
Mumbai gets a new landmark.
Criticism
The Bandra-Worli link is a short stretch that does not even cover the western shore, as envisaged two decades ago. It took ages because of design changes and payment disputes. The trans-harbour bridge creek has been bid for twice yet not awarded to anybody[5].
BEHIND THE PROJECT
Bandra Worli Sea Link Project has been one of the most
highly recommended project of all the transport studies
done for the metropolitan region during the last forty years.
At present, Mahim causeway is the only link connecting
western suburbs to island city of Mumbai. The existing north south
western corridor is highly congested and during the peak hours
results in a bottleneck at Mahim Causeway.
Vehicular traffic admeasuring about 1,20,000 PCU travels on
the Mahim causeway everyday and during peak hours and
it takes about forty minutes to travel from Mahim causeway to Worli,
a distance of about 8 km.
ALIGNMENT Project Location
Express Highway and Swami Vivekanand road at Bandra and connects to Worli at Worli end with overall length of 5.6 kms for the entire project.
A cloverleaf interchange at Mahim intersection and a flyover at the Lovegrove intersection have been proposed as part of this project to enhance the faster and safe traffic dispersal.
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South carriageway opened to traffic from 1st July 2009.
Construction of the project link will provide an additional fast moving outlet from the island city to the western suburbs & thereby providing much needed relief to the congested Mahim Causeway. This link will also form a part of the western freeway.
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