Bandra-Versova Sea Link snippets

The extension of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link is likely to be partly through the sea and partly along the coast. The state administration believes implementing this option for constructing the Bandra-Versova bridge would help the government save crores of rupees. Constructing a complete bridge on the coastal area or a bridge completely in the middle of the sea are the other options. These three options were given by the engineering consultant in a report submitted last year to the state government. The proposed Bandra-Versova Sea Link will connect to the existing Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Once this connectivity is complete, the distance between Worli and Andheri is likely to be covered in less than 25 minutes. The bridge will be of eight lanes and there will be traffic exit points at Khar and Andheri. According to the feasibility report, a bridge measuring over 10 km—partly through the sea and partly along the coast—would cost around Rs 2,260 crore. If approved, the portion of the bridge on the coastal area will be 3 km in length and remaining will be in the middle of the sea. Other options—one constructing a bridge in the middle of the sea and measuring around 10.15 km would cost around Rs 3,155 crore, secondly constructing a bridge measuring 10.63 km completely on coastal area would cost Rs 2,372 crore. Before going ahead, the state government has sought an economic feasibility report on the project.