Mumbai may soon get another road bridge over sea
Around five years after Mumbai got its first road bridge over sea between Bandra and Worli in Central Mumbai, the state government has cleared another such proposal. The “sea link” will connect Bandra and Versova in the suburbs. Work has been initiated by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) on the facility.
The Maharashtra Cabinet has cleared the project earlier this week. The estimated cost of the 10-km Bandra-Versova sea link is around Rs 4,045 crore.
Clearances from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has already obtained by the MSRDC and the agency will soon be inviting bids for the project.
The Maharashtra Government is looking up to the Centre for the viability gap funding even before bids are invited. The Bandra-Versova sea link is planned to be built 900 meter into the sea and will have spans ranging from 50 to 100 metre to enable movement of fishing craft.
Source: The Tribune
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