Did You Know These Cool Facts About The Bandra-Worli Sea Link?

Mumbai, India is one of the most populated city and the city always faces heavy traffics due increase in vehicles every year. It takes hours and hours to get rid of traffic. So in order to decrease the traffic in the peak hours, A cable bridge called "Bandra Worli Cable Bridge" was built where the length of steel wires used is considered to be equal to the length of Earth's circumference.  

Bandra Worli sea link is officially called as Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link was commissioned by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) was built between Bandra in the western suburbs of Mumbai and Worli in South Mumbai by Hindustan Construction Company with an expense of US $ 250 million(Rs 16 billion).

Through this Sea Link, it can reduce the travel time from 60-90 minutes to nearly 20 minutes during peak hours which have a daily of around 40,000 vehicles. 

Specialty Of Bridge:

1. Steel cables used for supporting the bridge length is eauivalent to the length of Earth's circumference.

2. The total weight of the bridge is equal is 50,000 African Elephants.

3. The height of the bridge is 63 times the height of Qutub Minar.

4. Total of 90,000 tons of cement has been used which can be used to construct 10 storeys of five buildings.

5. The Rs 90 million project of illuminating the whole bridge has been implemented by Bajaj Electricals.

Bandra Worli Cable Bridge is considered to be the unique cable bridge ever built in India.

The Bandra Worli Sea Link was conceptualized in the late ’90s to be India’s first eight-lane, cable-stayed freeway over the open sea. However, it faced several Public Interest Litigations from fishermen and environmentalists who were against the construction of the sea link. Despite moving pleas to the Supreme court which got dismissed, there were several changes in the design that led to the increase in cost of construction of this revolutionary bridge. The final costs ballooned to Rs 16.5 billion from Rs 13.06 billion,