Mumbai’s Coastal Road Set To Be Connected With Bandra-Worli Sea Link This Week

It has been a few weeks since the partial opening of the Coastal Road in Mumbai for vehicular movement. It was on March 12 when a 10.5 km stretch was opened for traffic in the first phase of the project. Now, the date to link it to the famous Bandra-Worli Sea Link is coming closer. In the next couple of days, the gap between these two important establishments will be closed with this new connection. To know more about the bridging of Coastal Road and sea link, read on.

Mumbai’s Coastal Road Is Likely To Be Bridged By April 17

The gap between Coastal Road and Bandra-Worli Sea Link will be bridged by the launch of the 120-metre bowstring arch bridge. This bowstring arch bridge will bridge the gap. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is working on this significant project to link the coastal road’s southbound arm and Mumbai’s famous Bandra-Worli sea link.

BMC stated that it would take till June to open the road completely, according to a report by The Times of India. M  M Swami is the deputy chief engineer of the coastal road. In a conversation with Hindustan Times, he stated that this bridge will be loaded on a platform on April 12.

Then, it will be taken to Worli for the next steps of the process. This entire transition will take place till April 15 to 16. He further added if things go according to the plan and the weather is in favour, the 120-metre bridge will be installed by April 16 to 17.

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Here’s More About This Connection

• To connect the gap between the Worli end of the coastal road and the sea link on the southbound and northbound arm, a total of 8 girders will be required.
• The bridge will be about a length of 850 metres. According to reports, 270 metres of this bridge will be of steel. The rest of the development will be concrete.
• The partially opened coastal road in Mumbai sees a major number of vehicles every day.

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These are all the updates of the upcoming development.

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