Bandra-Worli SEA LINK

The Bandra–Worli Sea Link (BWSL) (Marathi: वांद्रे वरळी सेतू Wāndre Warḷi Setu), also known as the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, (Marathi: राजीव गांधी सेतू), is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete viaduct approaches, that links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli. The bridge is a part of the proposed West Island Freeway system that links the western suburbs to Nariman Point in Mumbai's main business district.Bandra-Worli Sea Link

राजीव गांधी सेतू

Bandra-Worli Sea Link at night
Official name Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link[1]
Carries 8 lanes of traffic
Crosses Mahim Bay
Locale Mumbai, India
Owner MSRDC
Designer Seshadri Srinivasan [2]
Design Cable-stayed main span with approach viaducts
Total length 5.6 kilometers (3.5 mi)[3]
Height 126m [4]
Longest span 250m x 2 [5]
Clearance below 20m [6]
Constructed by Hindustan Construction Company
Construction begin 2000 [7]
Construction end 24 March 2010
Opened 30 June 2009[8]
Toll 50 (US$1.12) one way
75 (US$1.67) return journey
Connects
Bandra to Worli

Coordinates 19.03648°N 72.81725°E

The 16 billion (US$356.8 million) bridge was commissioned by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), and built by the Hindustan Construction Company. The first 4 of the 8 lanes of the bridge were opened to the public on 30 June 2009..All the 8 lanes were opened to traffic on 24 March 2010.

BWSL reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli from 45–60 minutes during peak hours to 7 minutes. As of October 2009, BWSL had an average daily traffic of around 37,500 vehicles.