Mumbai Coastal Road Project: BMC to inaugurate second arm of bow-string bridge by Jan 26
The opening of the bridge will mark a significant step towards the completion of the first phase of the MCRP, which was partially inaugurated on March 11 this year.
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Inaugurated in September, this arm was opened for traffic from South Mumbai's Nariman Point to flow into the Bandra Worli Sea Link without exiting the coastal road. In a boost to seamless north-south coastal road connectivity in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to open the second arm of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) bow-string bridge by January 26, enabling a direct link between the coastal road and the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL).
“With the launch of the girders already complete, we are undertaking the final works such as water-proofing, asphalting, installation of electric poles, etc. We are set to open the bridge for southbound traffic from January 26,” a senior official told The Indian Express.
It was on November 27 this year that the BMC had completed the launch of the final girders of the bow string bridge. The opening of bridge for southbound traffic will make the entire bridge operational.
Currently, the bow-string arch bridge, which links the coastal road to the Bandra Worli Sea Link, is only partially open to north-bound traffic (on the south-bound carriageway). Inaugurated in September, this arm was opened for traffic from South Mumbai’s Nariman Point to flow into the Bandra Worli Sea Link without exiting the coastal road.
According to officials from BMC, the bow-string arch bridge is India’s longest arch bridge passing through an open sea.
The opening of the bridge will mark a significant step towards the completion of the first phase of the MCRP, which was partially inaugurated on March 11 this year. While the BMC had opened the southern arm from Worli to Marine Drive on March 11, the northern flank linking Marine Drive and Haji Ali was opened on June 11 and the final 3.5km stretch between Haji Ali and Worli became operational from July 11.
Earlier on Wednesday, the BMC opened the sixth arm of the coastal road’s Haji Ali interchange towards Worli for traffic.
Speaking to The Indian Express, senior officials said two more interchanges are likely to be commissioned by May 2025. For the record, the arterial road’s first phase has a total of eight interchanges.
“Of the eight, the sixth and the seventh interchanges are yet to be commissioned. These are likely to become functional by May 2025. While the sixth interchange connects Haji Ali to Marine Drive, the seventh connects Worli to Lotus Jetty Junction,” said an official.
Meanwhile, the second phase of the coastal project connecting Versova in the western suburbs with Dahisar, which is yet to take off, has been approved by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Pegged at a cost of Rs 16,621 crore, this project will be 22.93km long and encompass multiple bridges, flyovers and underground tunnels.
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