Worli-Versova Sea Link

The Worli-Versova Sea Link extends the iconic Bandra-Worli Sea Link northwards, creating a continuous 22.7 km sea-bridge corridor along Mumbai's western seaboard. The project was sanctioned in 2018 by MSRDC after years of debate about whether to extend the existing BWSL or build a parallel coastal road (the latter became the Mumbai Coastal Road project).

Construction began in 2018 in two packages — L&T executing the Worli-Bandra interchange and Hyundai E&C executing the Versova-end works. The alignment includes two cable-stayed spans of 320 m and 280 m to provide navigation clearance for fishing boats. Pylons rise 154 m above sea level — taller than the existing BWSL pylons. The bridge will carry 8 lanes of traffic plus a dedicated emergency lane.

Forty per cent of the project is over open sea, requiring extensive marine works. Foundations are bored piles socketed 4 m into basaltic rock, drilled through marine clay using marine drilling barges. The project has faced delays from coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance complications and fisherman community objections, pushing completion from 2022 to 2028.

When complete, Bandra-Versova travel time drops from 60 minutes (current congested western suburbs route) to 8 minutes — projected to handle 60,000 vehicles/day at opening.