Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link (WHAL)
वरळी हाजी अली सागरी सेतू
CrossesMahim Bay
LocaleMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Characteristics
DesignViaducts
Total length3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi)

Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link (WHAL) (Marathi: वरळी हाजी अली सागरी सेतू) is a proposed bridge with pre-stressed concrete viaduct approaches.[1] It will link Worli to Haji Ali section over sea. It is part of a Western Freeway project.[2]

If built, it will have the country's first cloverleaf interchange flyover built entirely over sea, and it would be the first project to be undertaken on a design-build-operate-transfer (DBOT) basis by MSRDC.[3]

History

On 28 June 2010, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) signed a contract with Reliance Sea Link One (RSLOPL), a consortium of Reliance Infrastructure and Hyundai Engineering and Construction to construct the Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link bridge.[4] It was estimated to cost around ₹34.46 billion (US$430 million) to build. On 13 January 2011, Reliance Infrastructure received clearance to construct the sea link from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Construction was expected to start in March 2011, with a completion date of June 2014.[5][6] As of November 2015, the project has not been started and may be scrapped.[7]

Alternatives

The Haji Ali Mahalaxmi Project can be an alternative to the Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link. The Haji Ali Mahalaxmi Project aims to create a 6 Acres public open space. The proposal will not only benefit the millions of people who throng the Sea Face but also the people visiting the religious monuments of Mahalaxmi Temple and Haji Ali Dargah.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Work on Worli-Haji Ali sea link to begin April 1". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Reliance Infrastructure signs MoU for Worli-Haji Ali sea link". Headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Worli-Haji Ali sea link will be ready in 4 years - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. ↑ TNN (25 June 2010). "Worli-Haji Ali link in green limbo". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Chittaranjan Tembhekar, TNN (13 January 2011). "All clear for Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Archived 2 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Tembhekar, Chittaranjan (23 October 2013). "Worli-Haji Ali link deal may be junked - The Times of India". Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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