Bandra–Worli Sea Link

The Bandra–Worli Sea Link (BWSL) ( Wāndre Warḷi Setu), officially the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, (), is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete viaduct approaches, which links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli and central Mumbai, and is the first phase of the proposed West Island Freeway system.

The project of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) was executed by Hindustan Construction Company, with design and project management by DAR Consultants. The bridge was dedicated to the public on 30 June 2009 by Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, All the 8 lanes were opened to traffic on 24 March 2010.

The Sea Link reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli from 45–60 minutes to 7 minutes. The link has an average daily traffic of around 37,500 vehicles per day.

History

Mahim Causeway was the only link connecting the western suburbs to island city of Mumbai. This north-southwestern corridor would be highly congested resulting in a bottleneck at rush hours. The sea link was thus proposed to act as an alternate route between the western suburbs of Mumbai and central Mumbai, in addition to the existing Mahim Causeway, thus easing congestion. This link would also form a part of the larger West...
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