Taking the ultimate step in the direction of the completion of the primary part of the Mumbai Coastal Highway Mission (MCRP), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company within the wee hours on November 27 accomplished the launch of the ultimate girder of the bow-string bridge that can join the coastal street with the Bandra Worli Sea Hyperlink (BWSL). This girder will cater to all northbound automobiles exiting the coastal street and travelling in the direction of Bandra, Andheri, or Bandra Kurla Complicated by way of BWSL.
The BMC launched the primary girder of this bridge earlier in September this yr, which at current is catering to all of the southbound automobiles which might be coming into the coastal street by way of the Sea Hyperlink.
Now that the ultimate girder has launched, the general progress of the MCRP stands at 94 % on Wednesday, civic officers stated.
“Put up launching of the girder, we can be taking on ancillary works like creating the site visitors signages, putting in sign lights, and portray the construction. The carriageway of the roads will even be created by utilizing asphalt and mastic to make sure the sleek motion of automobiles. This course of is more likely to take yet another month and we’re planning to open this girder for car motion by the second week of January,” stated a senior official aware about the method of launch.
The method of girder launch was initiated round 8.30 am and was accomplished round 10.30 am. The supersized construction of the girder weighing 560 metric tonnes was dropped at Mumbai on Tuesday night. The method of launching the girders was carried from the Arabian Sea since there was not satisfactory land-strip obtainable for erecting cranes with the intention to erect girders.
“The principle problem whereas initiating the launch of the girders is that Worli has shallow water and thick density of bedrock.
Due to this fact, in the course of the low tide, the rocks turn into seen. In consequence, the launch may solely happen throughout a high-tide,” stated the official. Earlier than initiating the launch, the officers analysed the tidal variation patterns, following which the method was initiated.
In the meantime, the coastal street has three vehicular interchanges at Amarsons (Breach Sweet), Haji Ali and Worli of which the Worli interchange is presently not catering to automobiles.
“In the course of the first week of January, we’re aiming to open the Worli interchange, following that the brand new girder can be opened for vehicular site visitors on second week and the week after we’re planning to open the Vehicular Underpass (VUP) that can cater to automobiles travelling in the direction of Coastal Highway by way of Worli,” the official added.
