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Bandra Worli Sea Link

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Consists of twin continuous concrete box girder bridge sections for traffic in each direction.

Each bridge section except at the cable – stayed portion is supported on piers typically spaced at
50 meters.
Each section is meant for four lanes of traffic complete with concrete barriers and service side
walks on one side.
The bridge alignment is defined with vertical and horizontal curves.

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PROJECT LOCATION

The project starts from the Interchange at Mahim (i.e. intersection of Western Express Highway
and Swami Vivekanand road at Bandra) and connects to Worli at Worli end with overall length of
5.6 km for the entire project.
A cloverleaf interchange at Mahim intersection and a flyover at the Lovegrove intersection have
been proposed as part of this project to enhance the faster and safe traffic dispersal.

 
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1. The true engineering marvel developed on the Arabian Sea.

2. The bridge has 8 lanes, with two dedicated for the buses.
3. The total weight of the sea link is equivalent to 50,000 African elephants.
4. Steel cable has been used for supporting the various structures of bridge. Steel wire used in the bridge
is equivalent to the total circumference of the earth.
5. The height of the Bandra-Worli sea link is 63 times the height of Qutub Minar
6. In all 90,000 tons of cement has been used which could easily construct five buildings of 10 storeys
each.
7. The total power consumption of the sea link is 1000KW or 1MW per day.

8. The sea link has ultra modern automatic systems for monitoring the traffic, surveillance,
communications, instrumentation, emergency support etc.
9. The bridge also has its own in-house diesel generator to meet to critical emergency power requirements
for monitoring and surveillance and communication equipments.

THE LINK BRIDGE LAYOUT IS CATEGORIZED INTO THREE DIFFERENT PARTS: –

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Part 1 – The north end approach structure mainly with precast (PC) segmental construction
Part 2 – The Cable Stayed Bridge at Bandra channel is with 50m – 250m – 250m – 50m span
arrangement and the Cable Stayed Bridge at Worli channel is with 50m – 50m – 150m – 50m –
50m span arrangement

Part 3 – The south end approach structure mainly with precast segmental construction

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PART – I NORTH END APPROACH STRUCTURE

arranged in units of typically six continuous spans of 50 meters each.

Expansion joints are provided at ends of each unit.
Provision for access ramp to connect to Bandstand road. Span arrangement for this structure
provides for cast in-situ spans.
designed in accordance with IRC codes.
Specifications conform to the IRC standard with supplementary specifications covering special
items.
The sub – structure consists of 1.5 meters diameter drilled piles with pile caps & some of the piers
near Worli end are directly socketed into the rock.
Bridge bearing supports are of Disc & POT type. Longitudinal and lateral support at various
locations along the unit are provided to limit displacements.

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Utilizing the concept of precast, post – tensioned, twin segmented concrete box girder sections. x
An overhead gantry truss crane with self – launching capability
The end segments adjacent to the pier is short segments “cast – in – situ”. Geometrical
adjustments are made by this segment before primary continuous tendons are stressed.
Segment types are defined by the changes in the web thickness and type of diaphragms cast in
cell.
The segment weights vary from 75 tons to 120 tons per segment.
The segment length varies from 1500 mm to 3100 mm.
Deck post tensioning is performed at the completion of the erection of each bridge unit.

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PART- II CABLE STAYED BRIDGE

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The cable – stayed portion is 600 meters in overall length between expansion joints
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A centre tower with an overall height of 128 meters above pile cap level supports the
superstructure by means of four planes of stay cables in a semi – fan arrangement.
Cable spacing is 6.0 meters along the bridge deck.

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 The superstructure comprises of twin precast concrete box girders with a fish belly cross sectional x
shape, identical to the approaches.
A typical precast segment length is 3.0 meters with the heaviest superstructure segment
approaching 120 tons.

Balanced cantilever construction is envisioned for erecting the cable supported superstructure as
compared to span – by – span construction for the approaches.
For every 2nd segment, cable anchorages are provided.

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A total of about 264 stay cables required for the cable – stayed spans at Bandra channel with
cable lengths varying from approximately 85 meters minimum to nearly 250 meters maximum.
The tower is cast – in – situ reinforced concrete using the climbing form method of construction.
The overall tower configuration is an inverted “Y” shape with the inclined legs oriented along the
axis of the bridge.
Tower cable anchorage’s are achieved by use of formed pockets and transverse and longitudinal
bar post – tensioning is provided in the tower head to resist local cable forces.

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The foundations for the main tower are comprised of 2 meters drilled shafts with estimated length
of 25 meters.
Cofferdam and tremie seal construction is envisioned in order to construct the 6 meters deep
foundation in the dry.

PART – III SOUTH END APPROACH STRUCTURE

similar to the North end approach structure in construction methodology with span by span match
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cast concrete box girder sections.
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A total of about 160 stay cables required for the cable – stayed spans at Worli channel with cable
lengths varying from approximately 30 meters minimum to nearly 80 meters maximum.

The tower is cast – in – situ reinforced concrete using the climbing

form method of construction.
“I” shape tower configuration with the inclined legs. Tower cable
anchorage’s are achieved by use of formed pockets and transverse
and longitudinal bar post – tensioning is provided in the tower head
to resist local cable forces.

 
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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Following are some of the main features incorporated into the project to enhance the performance
of the bridge:
High performance concrete (grade M60 with micro silica slurry) are utilized for the structure.
40 mm thick high performance overlay are provided over the pre-stressed deck to function
monolithic with the deck.
Coal tar epoxy painting are provided below the high tide level splash zone for the sub – structure.
A “State – of – the – art” electric system for the ITS.

BENEFITS OF BANDRA-WORLI SEA LINK

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1) It is estimated that the sea link will help saving Rs. 10 million annually due to congestion in traffic and
length of the previous route and shorter new route. Privacy - Terms
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2) While earlier it used to take 40 minutes for drive between Bandra and Worli, now the distance can be
covered in mere 8 minutes resulting in large savings in time.

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3) The sea link has resulted in much easier driving with reduction in mental stress and improvement in the x
quality of life.

4) There would be reduction in accidents due to shorter distance and wider roads.

5) Extensive landscaping along the approaches and promenade enhances the surrounding environment.

CRITICISM

The Bandra-Worli link is a short stretch that does not even cover the western shore, x
As envisaged two decades ago. It took ages because of design changes and payment disputes.
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 The entry to the bridge from mahim causeway to the bridge is approx a little more than 1.5 kms x
and the exit to old passport office is another 1 km. So the total length of the bridge from Mahim to
Worli is more than 7.1 kms, plus a toll fee of Rs 50/- on one time use. The total length from Mahim
to Worli is 5.2 kms.
So they make a new road for us which is more expensive to travel then the old one and
longer too. The amount of time taken from Mahim to Worli is usually 25 mins in the
morning.
While, The time taken to enter the BWSL and get out at worli seaface is 15 mins because
of the toll etc.. The T junction at Worli is senseless and will cause a lot of trouble once
more people start using the Sea link.

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