INAUGURATED on June 30, 2009.cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete viaduct approaches,
which links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli and central Mumbai.
Sea link project conceived in the 1990s,
Plagued by PILs- fishermen & environmentalists,
Executed by Hindustan Construction Company,
Illumination by Bajaj Electricals, Rs 9 crore,
8 lanes,
Length of bridge (4.7km): 63 times the Qutub Minar,
Weight of bridge (6.7L tonnes): 50,000 African elephants,
424 cables for main roadway: can support 900 tons each,
Length of steel wire used (37,680km): Nearly the earth's circumference,
Concrete used: 2.3 lakh cubic metres,
Height of main towers (126m): 43-storey buidling,
Pile caps: Bridge rests on 135 pile caps, the largest being 55 m in length and 55 m in
breadth (half a football field),
Peak-hour sweat: 4,000 workers and 150 engineers.
which links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli and central Mumbai.
Sea link project conceived in the 1990s,
Plagued by PILs- fishermen & environmentalists,
Executed by Hindustan Construction Company,
Illumination by Bajaj Electricals, Rs 9 crore,
8 lanes,
Length of bridge (4.7km): 63 times the Qutub Minar,
Weight of bridge (6.7L tonnes): 50,000 African elephants,
424 cables for main roadway: can support 900 tons each,
Length of steel wire used (37,680km): Nearly the earth's circumference,
Concrete used: 2.3 lakh cubic metres,
Height of main towers (126m): 43-storey buidling,
Pile caps: Bridge rests on 135 pile caps, the largest being 55 m in length and 55 m in
breadth (half a football field),
Peak-hour sweat: 4,000 workers and 150 engineers.
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