Bandra - Worli Sea Link Mumbai | Longest Sea Bridge | Mumbai Trip

This is a drive on Bandra- Worli sea Link Road which is located in Mumbai.
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The Bandra-Worli Sea Link (officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link ) is a 5.6 km long, 8-lane wide cable-stayed bridge that links Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai.
It is the longest sea bridge, as well as the 4th longest bridge in India after Bhupen Hazarika Setu, Dibang River Bridge and Mahatma Gandhi Setu. It contains pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts on either side.
It was planned as a part of the proposed Western Freeway that would link the Western Suburbs to Nariman Point in Mumbai's main business district, but is now planned to become part of the Coastal Road to Kandivali.
The 1M bridge was commissioned by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), and built by the Hindustan Construction Company. The first four of the eight lanes of the bridge were opened to the public on 30 June 2009. All eight lanes were opened on 24 March 2010.
The sea-link reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli during peak hours from 20 - 30 minutes to 10 minutes. As of 2018, BWSL had an average daily traffic of around 32,312 vehicles
The project was commissioned by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC). The contract for construction was awarded to the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), with project management led by the UK offices of Dar Al-Handasah.[13]
The foundation stone was laid in 1999 by Basitt Acharwala. The original plan estimated the cost at ₹6.6 billion (US$83 million) to be completed in five years. But the project was subject to numerous public interest litigations, with the 5-year delay resulting in the cost escalating to ₹16 billion (US$200 million), with the additional interest cost alone accounting for ₹7 billion (US$88 million)