Bandra–Worli Sea Link, Cable-stayed bridge in Mumbai, India
The Bandra–Worli Sea Link, officially the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, is a 5.6 km, eight-lane cable-stayed bridge over Mahim Bay. Twin concrete box-girder decks carry four lanes each, with pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts on either side and two tall pylons whose cables fan down to the deck.
The foundation stone was laid in 1999, and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation commissioned the project, built by Hindustan Construction Company with project management from Dar Al-Handasah's UK offices. Public interest litigations delayed it by five years, raising the cost from ₹6.6 billion to ₹16 billion. The first four lanes opened on 30 June 2009, and all eight on 24 March 2010.
This crossing reduces commute times between western suburbs and the business district, shaping daily routines for hundreds of thousands of residents who travel between different parts of Mumbai each day.
The bridge links the Western Express Highway and Swami Vivekanand Road in Bandra to Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road in Worli, continuing to Annie Besant Road. It is a tolled, controlled-access crossing with no stopping allowed, so the sea views are taken in from a moving vehicle. The first four lanes opened on 30 June 2009 and all eight on 24 March 2010.
The construction required more than 90,000 tons (82,000 metric tons) of cement and used steel cables totaling over 560 mi (900 km) in length, enough to span the distance from Mumbai to Goa.
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