Changing City: Cable-stayed Bellasis Bridge to become operational in South Mumbai in October

New span to person six lanes

The caller span volition beryllium cable-stayed and constructed with steel, portion the instauration volition beryllium made of concrete. The clearance betwixt the railway tracks and the span girder volition beryllium 6.5 metres, which is an summation compared to the erstwhile bridge. The span volition span 380 metres successful width and diagnostic six vehicular lanes to amended postulation flow, up from the 3 previously.

Current presumption of the project

The aged operation was demolished successful June 2024, aft which operation of the caller span began. Since the span volition span implicit railway tracks, the BMC chose to physique a cable-stayed span to minimise the piling enactment required.

Cost and timeline

The full outgo for operation and demolition is astir Rs 110 crore. Civic authorities person allocated Rs 70 crore for this project, portion the railway section is expected to lend Rs 40 crore. Since the span crosses the railway tracks, the railways carried retired the demolition work.

Administration speaks

Speaking to The Indian Express, Abhijit Bangar, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects), said, “Instead of opening lone 1 limb astatine a time, we are moving hard to marque definite that the full Bellasis Bridge is acceptable by the 2nd fractional of this twelvemonth since it’s a large lifeline successful southbound Mumbai. This span volition beryllium an summation to the different 2 caller bridges: Reay Road Bridge, which was opened past year, and Carnac Bridge, which volition beryllium opened aboriginal this year. As a result, erstwhile this span becomes ready, postulation question volition easiness significantly.”