http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Web/HTMumbai/Article/2009/06/30/004/30_06_2009_004_005.jpg

Source: Hindustan Times

Great to see this infra inaugrated with all the fanfare. Mumbai will be identified with this iconic bridge.. time to submit a bridge photo swath to SC to place on their city banner photo.

How can the Haji Ali Nariman Point Bridge ruin the view of Shivaji memorial statue? I think it is a BS reason to say so. There are numerous ways to mix the Statue and sea link into one beautiful structure. In fact some forumers have also debated on some ideas few pages before. What's wrong with these people man?

Awesome! The moment we've been waiting for!

:banana::banana::banana:

:dance:

http://picasaweb.google.com/hiralshah7/BandraWorliSeaLink

laser show album with 31 pics --> Clicky (http://picasaweb.google.com/hiralshah7/BandraWorliSeaLink#)

edit: looks like suncity beat me to it by 2 mins http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3696/smilegff.gif

I see that... Now I know the source of both of you guys' pictures... :)

They could have constructed a railway line as well.

Where at?

Videos by Humayunn NA Peerzada

http://www.flickr.com/photos/humayunnapeerzaada/3672297331/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/humayunnapeerzaada/3673266038/

ON NDTV (http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1130846)

Great video...

Love to see such laser & fire works show from sea link every year during August 15th or new year like how Sydney welcomes the new yr every yr.

They could have constructed a railway line as well.

I know where you are coming from Ashok. I get your drift if others dont.
What you are saying is - if they could have done some more planning to infuse a railway line (for an MRT or a monorail ). What you are saying is that the bridge could have been a double decker. Top deck for road transport vehicles and lower deck for monorail or MRT

Correct?

I know where you are coming from Ashok. I get your drift if others dont.
What you are saying is - if they could have done some more planning to infuse a railway line (for an MRT or a monorail ). What you are saying is that the bridge could have been a double decker. Top deck for road transport vehicles and lower deck for monorail or MRT

Correct?

Something like what you have described or two railway lines parallel to road.

^^
Hmm..can't they still build a suspended monorail/skybus?

I mean can the flyover be used as a railing for a monorail/skybus?

(c) nyct0ph0bia

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7583/36736746673ffb602e62o.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2159/36736753255233d65edfo.jpg

Fantastic sound & light show! :applause:

Glad that its finally open even if its half done but interesting to see how smoothly things go once open to traffic at the Worli end.

I think HCC had done a great job despite the problems. :lol:

:cheers:

Sonia Gandhi opens India's first sea bridge

MUMBAI: Billed as an engineering marvel, India's first sea bridge was thrown open in this financial and entertainment capital Tuesday, promising

to cut travel time by 80 percent, bypassing 23 traffic signals that commuters have to endure otherwise.

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the gleaming new $325 million bridge, called the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which was conceived over four decades ago. She became the first person to go up and down the BWSL in her motorcade.

The bridge is to be named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has announced. Sonia is Rajiv Gandhi's widow. :wallbash::wallbash::mad2::mad2::mad2::bash::gunz::wallbash::wallbash::mad2::mad2::mad2::bash::gunz::wallbash::wallbash::mad2::mad2::mad2::bash::gunz::wallbash::wallbash::mad2::mad2::mad2::bash::gunz::wallbash::wallbash::mad2::mad2::mad2::bash::gunz::wallbash::wallbash::mad2::mad2::mad2::bash::gunz:

^^ WTF!! why are they naming everything after Rajiv? :ohno:
First was Hyderabad International Airport, then IT Expressway in Chennai and now BWSL in Mumbai! :bash:

^^ WTF!! why are they naming everything after Rajiv? :ohno:
First was Hyderabad International Airport, then IT Expressway in Chennai and now BWSL in Mumbai! :bash:

I wonder too, but I think we make a big deal about names in India :nuts:. I'd care less if it was named Bruce Springsteen Sea Link, and be more concerned about why this bridge was opened at 50% operating capacity, possible bottlenecks at the entrance and exit to the BWSL, and security issues (after 26/11, who wouldn't be?).

Could have been worse and called it Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahraj Bridge :lol:

Its bonkers calling it after Rajiv. :nuts:

The bridge already had a name thus: BWSL!!!! :)

For me it's BWSL.

jai BWSL only

I wonder too, but I think we make a big deal about names in India :nuts:. I'd care less if it was named Bruce Springsteen Sea Link, and be more concerned about why this bridge was opened at 50% operating capacity, possible bottlenecks at the entrance and exit to the BWSL, and security issues (after 26/11, who wouldn't be?).

They should name it after Michael Jackson.

jai BWSL only

The opening of this brige by Sonia is a huge political stunt. It is opened by her keeping the Maharashtra elections in mind and they want to get a mileage out of it. The credit really goes to the engineers, designers , workers and labourers and not a political party that is behaving as if no great leader exists in India except Rajiv Gandhi.

well rajiv gandhi was not too bad as a prime minister and was the man behind liberation of economic policies.. so not a bad man to name after... I don't care.. they've probably done cause elections are going to happen in maharashtra...

The opening of this brige by Sonia is a huge political stunt. It is opened by her keeping the Maharashtra elections in mind and they want to get a mileage out of it. The credit really goes to the engineers, designers , workers and labourers and not a political party that is behaving as if no great leader exists in India except Rajiv Gandhi.

mileage shmileage... those a**holes have not done one bit for Mumbai in the last 10 yrs... if not for the MNS, they would have been wiped out in Lok Sabha elections in all the urban areas.

well rajiv gandhi was not too bad as a prime minister and was the man behind liberation of economic policies.. so not a bad man to name after... I don't care.. they've probably done cause elections are going to happen in maharashtra...

for that we should name everything after him? what about finding people from our rich history ranging from kings, mythological characters, freedom fighters to scientists.

wait untill sonia dies...:bash:

well rajiv gandhi was not too bad as a prime minister and was the man behind liberation of economic policies.. so not a bad man to name after... I don't care.. they've probably done cause elections are going to happen in maharashtra...

Naming one Road in India, one Aiport in India, etc aint Wrong!

But naming all the roads, airports with Rajiv, Rajiv.. WTH :bash:

They aint stopping this! :ohno:

Next one is Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Aeronautical Science and Training of Pilots Academy coming up in Vellore Airport in Tamil Nadu! :nuts:

for that we should name everything after him? what about finding people from our rich history ranging from kings, mythological characters, freedom fighters to scientists.

wait untill sonia dies...:bash:

I am definitely waiting . However, pretty soon every road, every project, every new airport , will be named after Rahul Gandhi .

That is cool man. What a view!! Finally it is done :banana: :banana:

(c) nyct0ph0bia

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7583/36736746673ffb602e62o.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2159/36736753255233d65edfo.jpg

Next one is Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Aeronautical Science and Training of Pilots Academy coming up in Vellore Airport in Tamil Nadu! :nuts:

I am just amazed at the sycophancy towards Rajiv Gandhi, especially in Tamil Nadu where I figured he'd be public enemy no.1 after the botched IPKF mission. I assumed MGR or Annadurai or Kamaraj would figure prominently when it came to naming new infrastructure projects. Still, what's in a name so long it functions properly.



N.B.: The mention of the IPKF is NOT AN ATTEMPT to deviate the topic towards the LTTE issue. Please be warned.

Could have been worse and called it Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahraj Bridge :lol:



Don't be so sure about that. If the Shiv Sena and/or MNS are rendered insignificant to the point that they're left swatting at flies, they'll surely bring the naming issue up.

I am just amazed at the sycophancy towards Rajiv Gandhi, especially in Tamil Nadu where I figured he'd be public enemy no.1 after the botched IPKF mission. I assumed MGR or Annadurai or Kamaraj would figure prominently when it came to naming new infrastructure projects. Still, what's in a name so long it functions properly.



N.B.: The mention of the IPKF is NOT AN ATTEMPT to deviate the topic towards the LTTE issue. Please be warned.

Insensitive attitudes from Indian politicians...the bridge should be dedicated to the 9/23 victims of Mumbai and could probably be named the 9/23 memorial bridge or something like that. It is amazing that no one has even thought to make the connection between these brave heros of mumbai whose lives have been snuffed out by ignorant cowards and undoubtedly the most remarkable edifice Mumbai has gotten in independent India. Someone file a public interest litigation or a court case to get this done. Where are the social activist groups when you need one? I think people of Mumbai should get this bridge named the 9/23 memorial bridge. I feel very strongly about that.

MP

Sonia Gandhi, widow of Rajiv Gandhi, inaugurated the new Bandra Worli Sealink Bridge and highway. The bridge is to be named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has announced. The Chief Minister further claimed that the new Airport in Mumbai will be renamed after Rajiv Gandhi. Not to be outdone with such a proclamation, the Mayor of the City of Mumbai wanted to rename the Dharavi Sum as Rajiv Gandhi Slum and Improvement for India’s poor. Many other councilors agreed that Mumbai should be renamed as Rajiv Gandhi City. Senior leaders in Kangress are contemplating a new name for India, not Bharat as proposed by the opposition BJP but RajivGandhistan. The move to rename India as RajivGandhistan had Chief Ministers of many states in quandary and they made a deft move by renaming their states to Rajiv Gandhi. All of these name changes, left GPS Navigation makers in a tizzy. The question of a search for Rajiv Gandhi yielded so many conflicting results. India’s supersmart army of software engineers were given the task of solving the problem. They used the ancient Panini Normal Form for language semantics and came up with the brilliant Context Sensitive Panini Normal Form for deciphering Rajiv Gandhi. This clever innovation, eluded famed Computer Scientist all over the world including those at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In India all you have to remember is the phrase Rajiv Gandhi and lo and behold you can find your way. Nothing complicated, simple and elegant, now why did this simple technique elude the world?

^^ :lol::rofl::lol: :nuts:

Sonia Gandhi, widow of Rajiv Gandhi, inaugurated the new Bandra Worli Sealink Bridge and highway. The bridge is to be named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has announced. The Chief Minister further claimed that the new Airport in Mumbai will be renamed after Rajiv Gandhi. Not to be outdone with such a proclamation, the Mayor of the City of Mumbai wanted to rename the Dharavi Sum as Rajiv Gandhi Slum and Improvement for India’s poor. Many other councilors agreed that Mumbai should be renamed as Rajiv Gandhi City. Senior leaders in Kangress are contemplating a new name for India, not Bharat as proposed by the opposition BJP but RajivGandhistan. The move to rename India as RajivGandhistan had Chief Ministers of many states in quandary and they made a deft move by renaming their states to Rajiv Gandhi. All of these name changes, left GPS Navigation makers in a tizzy. The question of a search for Rajiv Gandhi yielded so many conflicting results. India’s supersmart army of software engineers were given the task of solving the problem. They used the ancient Panini Normal Form for language semantics and came up with the brilliant Context Sensitive Panini Normal Form for deciphering Rajiv Gandhi. This clever innovation, eluded famed Computer Scientist all over the world including those at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In India all you have to remember is the phrase Rajiv Gandhi and lo and behold you can find your way. Nothing complicated, simple and elegant, now why did this simple technique elude the world?

I get it...the sycophancy towards RG sucks. Now, let's get back to BWSL.

Insensitive attitudes from Indian politicians...the bridge should be dedicated to the 9/23 victims of Mumbai and could probably be named the 9/23 memorial bridge or something like that. It is amazing that no one has even thought to make the connection between these brave heros of mumbai whose lives have been snuffed out by ignorant cowards and undoubtedly the most remarkable edifice Mumbai has gotten in independent India. Someone file a public interest litigation or a court case to get this done. Where are the social activist groups when you need one? I think people of Mumbai should get this bridge named the 9/23 memorial bridge. I feel very strongly about that.

MP

I agree that political sycophancy is common happenstance in Indian society, however if a huge issue is made out of what to name every infrastructure project in India, it only serves to mislead the public via jingoistic nonsense, and they would turn a blind eye to REAL issues plaguing such projects.

http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6/e/PHOTO_GALLERY,www.ndtv.com/images/3140837d40d2c3fd2a9955fb3ced2174.jpg
http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6/e/PHOTO_GALLERY,www.ndtv.com/images/3140c08040d2c3fd602abcf05274da1f.jpg
http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6/e/PHOTO_GALLERY,www.ndtv.com/images/3140fa3940d2c3fd5412f326d8bc368a.jpg
http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6/e/PHOTO_GALLERY,www.ndtv.com/images/31413abe40d2c3fd5b8393ef8f6ebfa3.jpg
http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6/e/PHOTO_GALLERY,www.ndtv.com/images/314198c140d2c3fd120512886c31c618.jpg
http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6/e/PHOTO_GALLERY,www.ndtv.com/images/3141d05540d2c3fd5072eee2b1e76b41.jpg
http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6/e/PHOTO_GALLERY,www.ndtv.com/images/31428fbb40d2c3fd38b737a44f9abca5.jpg

ndtv (http://www.ndtv.com/news/photos/album_details.php?AlbumType=PHOTO_GALLERY&AlbumTitle=Bridge%20across%20the%20sea)

nice pics. good view.

hopefully we will see good shots of people dancing on it in bollywood soon :D

Wooooo... Nice pics :D

Today is a very joyous day for people of Mumbai, India as well as expats. The most politically powerful person inaugurated the link with extravagance fireworks and laser show. Most of us forumers are very enthusiastic about the feat Mumbai has achieved today. A lot of forumers have posted nice pictures and videos of the bridge. Some people have suggested that this bridge will replace the iconic symbol of the Gate Way of India for Mumbai. Personally I am very happy about opening of this link too, but when I take a moment to think, a question comes to my mind. What are we celebrating exactly? Are we celebrating the idea of building the bridge that was conceived almost two generations ago? Are we celebrating the link that was supposed to be done years back but the incompetent bureaucrats/developers could not meet the numerous dead lines because of poor time management? Are we celebrating the opening of the link which does not even have proper exit ramps and a lot of people are anticipating chaos once open for the public? Should we call this link an engineering marvel even though we know the developers design has a huge flaw? Should we call this link an engineering marvel even though we know that numerous countries have built bigger bridges some 50 or 100 years back? Last but not least, why are we celebrating a half done bridge? Shouldn’t we just open this bridge for public without making a big fuss about it?

I expect hate mails. Cheers. :cheers:

Should we call this link an engineering marvel even though we know the developers design has a huge flaw?

What is this huge flaw you talk of? Please explain.

Wonderful Pictures

looks like a carbon copy of the zakim bridge in boston

http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/Boston_Skyline_Zakim_Bridge.jpg

^ ^ From which angle?

What is this huge flaw you talk of? Please explain.

Check out page 44, 45 etc on this thread.

Check out page 44, 45 etc on this thread.

OUCH!!! :bash:

Today is a very joyous day for people of Mumbai, India as well as expats. The most politically powerful person inaugurated the link with extravagance fireworks and laser show. Most of us forumers are very enthusiastic about the feat Mumbai has achieved today. A lot of forumers have posted nice pictures and videos of the bridge. Some people have suggested that this bridge will replace the iconic symbol of the Gate Way of India for Mumbai. Personally I am very happy about opening of this link too, but when I take a moment to think, a question comes to my mind. What are we celebrating exactly? Are we celebrating the idea of building the bridge that was conceived almost two generations ago? Are we celebrating the link that was supposed to be done years back but the incompetent bureaucrats/developers could not meet the numerous dead lines because of poor time management? Are we celebrating the opening of the link which does not even have proper exit ramps and a lot of people are anticipating chaos once open for the public? Should we call this link an engineering marvel even though we know the developers design has a huge flaw? Should we call this link an engineering marvel even though we know that numerous countries have built bigger bridges some 50 or 100 years back? Last but not least, why are we celebrating a half done bridge? Shouldn’t we just open this bridge for public without making a big fuss about it?

I expect hate mails. Cheers. :cheers:

exit ramps to where? into the sea?

Date:01/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/01/stories/2009070160631300.htm

Bandra-Worli sea link to be named after Rajiv Gandhi

Mumbai: With the promise of better infrastructure in urban centres and improved healthcare in rural areas, Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) declared open the Bandra-Worli sea link here on Tuesday.

Offering a vision of “Bharat Nirman,” she said schemes like the Urban Renewal Mission and the Rural Health Mission, proved that power was not an end for the UPA, but was instead the means to serve the people.

Ms. Gandhi was addressing a mammoth gathering at the Rang Sharda grounds in suburban Bandra, after unveiling two plaques at the entrance of the bridge.

Thanks people: This being her first visit to the city after the victory in the Lok Sabha polls, she thanked the people of Mumbai for their support. She congratulated the people behind the engineering feat, from the engineers to the labourers, and dedicated the structure to the citizens of Mumbai.

The function saw a number of political heavyweights including Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Union Power Minister Shushil Kumar Shinde, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and several other prominent State Ministers.

Adding a political masterstroke to the event, Mr. Pawar proposed naming the sea link after Rajiv Gandhi, an idea which was welcomed.

Mr. Chavan endorsed the proposal and made an announcement to that effect. Mr. Pawar likened the state-of-the-art cable-stayed bridge to the ones in San Francisco. “It is an example of the miracles engineers are capable of,” he said.

In the backdrop of the new architectural marvel, the leaders spoke of the UPA’s vision for Mumbai as an international financial hub with advanced facilities. “Mumbai is an embodiment of secularism. The city becoming an international financial centre will be a matter of great pride for the citizens of this country. This can happen only when development work is ongoing. The sea link will ease the traffic woes of the people and enhance the city’s beauty,” Ms. Gandhi said.

The sea link is being hailed for reducing the travel time from Bandra to Worli to seven minutes from the current 40. This could help save fuel and reduce pollution. An estimated 50,000 vehicles are set to ply on the eight-lane wonder, Vimalatai Mundada, Minister for Public Works Department, said.

The Chief Minister announced that there won’t be any toll for the first five days.

Call it whatever officially but I'd imagine Mumbaikars would simply calling it sealink and not even BWSL. Screw Dadar and Mahim, just take the sealink to Purple Haze!

I'm expecting some sort of uproar by the incompetent MH-BJP and its sena. The BJP for having its pet project stolen and taken advantage of in the form of political mileage and the Sena for naming it after someone not from the state.


Edit: Looks like the storm has just started http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6139/iconevil.gif

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=0ec96349-9912-41bc-8a34-bbc553e883c9&Headline=Sealink+named+after+Rajiv%2c+Sena-BJP+wants+Savarkar%27s+name

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/Sena-BJP-riled-by-NCP-chiefs-shrewd-move/articleshow/4722216.cms

What's next? some sort of blockade?

What a classic case of kowtowing to the clan -


"The sealink should be named Rajiv Gandhi Setu," Pawar said, after the bridge was inaugurated by Congress president Sonia Gandhi today.

Chief Minister Ashok Chavan immediately announced that Pawar's proposal was accepted.
clicky (http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=0ec96349-9912-41bc-8a34-bbc553e883c9&Headline=Sealink+named+after+Rajiv%2c+Sena-BJP+wants+Savarkar's+name)


Pawar's proposal..right. The NCP-CON alliance is acting as if the name was decided on the spot.http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6139/iconevil.gifhttp://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6139/iconevil.gif

NGO challenges monthly charges for use of BWSL (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Infrastructure/NGO-challenges-charges-for-use-of-Bandra-Worli-Sea-link/articleshow/4719821.cms)

MUMBAI: A city NGO has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the charges levied by the authorities for using the Bandra-Worli sea link being inaugurated by Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday.

The monthly pass charges amounting to Rs 2500 was not logical and was on a higher side, said Bombay Youth Association President Pradeep Bhavnani in a letter to the Chief Justice.

The return entry fees was Rs 75 and if a motorist travels every day using this sea link it would amount to Rs 2250 for 30 days in a month. Therefore, charging Rs 2500 for the monthly pass was not logical, Bhavnani pleaded.

The Association President urged the Chief justice to convert his letter into a suo motu writ petition as the issue concerns public interest at large.

If the court does not consider the letter, he would then file a regular petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation, he said.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7919/01072009002005.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8416/trafficl.jpg

Call it whatever officially but I'd imagine Mumbaikars would simply calling it sealink and not even BWSL. Screw Dadar and Mahim, just take the sealink to Purple Haze!

I'm expecting some sort of uproar by the incompetent MH-BJP and its sena. The BJP for having its pet project stolen and taken advantage of in the form of political mileage and the Sena for naming it after someone not from the state.


I guess we can as well name the whole country Gandhistan. Even God must be from Nehru Gandhi parivar if the feudal leaders of the Congress and its offshoots are to be believed.

Anyway Rajiv Gandhi was born in Mumbai.

looks like a carbon copy of the zakim bridge in boston

I dont see any similarity except for that both are cable stayed.

Looks fabulous when lighted up. Mumbai certainly has got a new icon! :cheers1:

What will happen to the northbound exit from Worli end? There's no mention of that once the northbound carriageway opens.

Zakim bridge looks garbage compared to sealink. How can you compare a miniature hollywood set looking bridge to actual monolith like BWSL. :bash:
come on man. There is a limit to bashing BWSL.

looks like a carbon copy of the zakim bridge in boston

http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/Boston_Skyline_Zakim_Bridge.jpg

I dont see any similarity except for that both are cable stayed.

Looks fabulous when lighted up. Mumbai certainly has got a new icon! :cheers1:

I think they should light it up or atleast a portion of it for a couple hours every night. It will be a touristic attraction as well. Just like how they started lighting up the CN tower after it lost its top spot of the highest tele tower.

Zakim bridge looks garbage compared to sealink. How can you compare a miniature hollywood set looking bridge to actual monolith like BWSL. :bash:
come on man. There is a limit to bashing BWSL.

Are you serious dude...really...really? Miniature hollywood set...ohhh...so that's how Hindustani describes the world's widest cable-stayed bridge and Boston's new symbol to the world, huh? Gee, I guess we are all happy here for Mumbai, and might as well be happy for Boston too, but noooo.

That's okay buddy, I know for sure I enjoy driving the Zakim, and best of all, my bridge doesn't end at a T-intersection, and I don't even have to pay a toll!

That one aside, I was really looking forward to BWSL until the big RG's name had to be slapped on as a nice vote-mongering ploy. Does everything have to be named after a politician? How about engineers, scientists, military heroes for once? India has four times the population of the United States, and yet we can't find anyone else to name the bridge after? Americans worship President Washington, and yet his name doesn't appear half as frequently as Rajiv Gandhi. Does Congress think there is no one else in the country worthy of the honor?

What will happen to the northbound exit from Worli end? There's no mention of that once the northbound carriageway opens.

What do you think will happen? It's been highlighted many times on the forum. 8 lanes from the bridge will converge to form 4 lanes of the worli ramp. Boon for the people going to Bandra (2 lanes become 4) but sucks for the Worli bound people - first the converging of lanes and then the traffic light. This is why the rest of the pieces of the western freeway are absolutely necessary for the entire project to succeed.

Oh yeah. I forgot about that.

Picture from Dinakaran...

Any picture with traffic on the link?

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/172009/DN_01-07-09_E1_08-03%20CNI.jpg

Are you serious dude...really...really? Miniature hollywood set...ohhh...so that's how Hindustani describes the world's widest cable-stayed bridge and Boston's new symbol to the world, huh? Gee, I guess we are all happy here for Mumbai, and might as well be happy for Boston too, but noooo.

That's okay buddy, I know for sure I enjoy driving the Zakim, and best of all, my bridge doesn't end at a T-intersection, and I don't even have to pay a toll!

That one aside, I was really looking forward to BWSL until the big RG's name had to be slapped on as a nice vote-mongering ploy. Does everything have to be named after a politician? How about engineers, scientists, military heroes for once? India has four times the population of the United States, and yet we can't find anyone else to name the bridge after? Americans worship President Washington, and yet his name doesn't appear half as frequently as Rajiv Gandhi. Does Congress think there is no one else in the country worthy of the honor?

Chill guy... Neway why would they name the Bridge Zakim? :lol:

Here's a cool video with some cool snaps. Copyright: WeeSee2009

JqkC1VPMSV4

The project has been completed and commissioned. Right? Why have the giant cranes not been removed yet? When r they gonna remove it?
Do they have something yet to construct?

[IMG]http://snas.ndtv.com/sn/1/7/6

^^
Gr8 pictures..

Fantastic. Wonderful pictures.

Okay, so I drove on the sea-link this morning.
There was a bit of a jam on the northbound lanes of sea-face, but I felt better when I saw the traffic headed downtown! Choc-a-bloc is an understatement.

I noticed a couple of officials frantically deploying last minute measures on the southbound side of the approach ramp. They were trying hard to remove the newly installed rumblers in order to ease the flow of vehicles. Partial northbound restriction in the right lane was in force because of this, meaning there was bit of a bottleneck on the bloody approach ramp.

The drive north was smooth. Thankfully, no one broke the speed limit or weaved in and out of their lanes. There was no sign of those 'water-filled' dividers yet. Bright yellow linear ones do the job just fine, IMO.
The drive to Bandra was a lot smoother than the Worli approach, but I fail to understand why the stupid Bombay Traffic Police left the right most lane (northbound) on the Bandra approach expressway open (and divided) for motorists to be able to take a U-turn!?!?! Just plain DUMB!

SITA and KUONI tour buses were all over the place. There were news vans at both ends of the link, and people everywhere! Turned back at the Bandra flyover and exited the Western Express Highway at the Mahim interchange. I wasn't about to endure what could easily have been a 30 minute ride on the bridge knowing full well that our good old Cadell road would be relatively less crowded. Both southbound lanes of the link were packed with cars, moving at about 5km/h.

BTW, Bombay's western sea front looked amazing in the morning monsoon light.

for that we should name everything after him? what about finding people from our rich history ranging from kings, mythological characters, freedom fighters to scientists.

wait untill sonia dies...:bash:

Arre mere bhai Illusionist.. Haath Jodta hoo !!!! If she dies, those chamchas will begin naming everything after 'Her' ! Don't kill her so quick.

p2p4

well i don't know that this information is on skyscraper or no but here is some important facts ... (http://www.exchange4projects.com/ROADWAY/its-time-for-sealink-drive)

There is pavement for walking, it would be nice to walk along 5.6 kms in morning time and evening time.

Okay, so I drove on the sea-link this morning.
There was a bit of a jam on the northbound lanes of sea-face, but I felt better when I saw the traffic headed downtown! Choc-a-bloc is an understatement.

I noticed a couple of officials frantically deploying last minute measures on the southbound side of the approach ramp. They were trying hard to remove the newly installed rumblers in order to ease the flow of vehicles. Partial northbound restriction in the right lane was in force because of this, meaning there was bit of a bottleneck on the bloody approach ramp.

The drive north was smooth. Thankfully, no one broke the speed limit or weaved in and out of their lanes. There was no sign of those 'water-filled' dividers yet. Bright yellow linear ones do the job just fine, IMO.
The drive to Bandra was a lot smoother than the Worli approach, but I fail to understand why the stupid Bombay Traffic Police left the right most lane (northbound) on the Bandra approach expressway open (and divided) for motorists to be able to take a U-turn!?!?! Just plain DUMB!

SITA and KUONI tour buses were all over the place. There were news vans at both ends of the link, and people everywhere! Turned back at the Bandra flyover and exited the Western Express Highway at the Mahim interchange. I wasn't about to endure what could easily have been a 30 minute ride on the bridge knowing full well that our good old Cadell road would be relatively less crowded. Both southbound lanes of the link were packed with cars, moving at about 5km/h.

BTW, Bombay's western sea front looked amazing in the morning monsoon light.

interesting. makes sense to only take it in opposite of peak directions. which kind of defeats its purpose, but thats how well its been planned

i see a lot less traffic come monday, when its not free anymore and people realise they dont save that much time either. will probably take a ride post midnight today, not brave enough to try it in the day

RIP worli sea face. you used to be one of the best localities in bombay. no more

Are you serious dude...really...really? Miniature hollywood set...ohhh...so that's how Hindustani describes the world's widest cable-stayed bridge and Boston's new symbol to the world, huh? Gee, I guess we are all happy here for Mumbai, and might as well be happy for Boston too, but noooo.

That's okay buddy, I know for sure I enjoy driving the Zakim, and best of all, my bridge doesn't end at a T-intersection, and I don't even have to pay a toll!

That one aside, I was really looking forward to BWSL until the big RG's name had to be slapped on as a nice vote-mongering ploy. Does everything have to be named after a politician? How about engineers, scientists, military heroes for once? India has four times the population of the United States, and yet we can't find anyone else to name the bridge after? Americans worship President Washington, and yet his name doesn't appear half as frequently as Rajiv Gandhi. Does Congress think there is no one else in the country worthy of the honor?

I dont think Zakim and BWSL can be compared. I live in Boston and have been on this bridge a trillion times. BWSL is huge and indeed a technical feat. Zakim is a small bridge over Charles and there are many suspension bridges in India longer than it. No doubt it looks good but you can't compare it to BWSL. One more thing- no matter who names BWSL what, it doesn't take away the technical accomplishment.

interesting. makes sense to only take it in opposite of peak directions.

No doubt about that!


RIP worli sea face. you used to be one of the best localities in bombay. no more

R.I.P :cry:

One of the First BWSL video to hit youtube .

Mumbai sealink ride on first day-1 July
copyright: starneelima

QGObgQ3DRU0

Pictures from the Hindu..

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/01.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/02.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/03.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/04.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/05.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/08.jpg

Some construction pictures ..

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/10.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/11.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/1182/images/12.jpg

omg omg omg omg


its so beautiful

can't wait to see more high res pics.

they probably only wanted to make this an engg marvel completely forgetting about the design concepts for the huge traffick that wud choke the road at the worli end..
m not surprised that it has already started witnessing huge jams..
HCC should have had a good look at the newly built Nivedita Setu and the Vidyasagar setu..
and the news reporters who make statements like "HCC has given India its first landmark after independence (CNBC TV18)" should leave Mumbai and Delhi and move to some other forgotten parts of India..

PS: I am literally pissed off about the renaming of the bridge. As it is its worth nothing, now the name adds on to it

Ideally, they should have built an interchange along with it before opening!
Do they have any idea of building an interchange any sooner?

Mumbai Sea Link: Traffic snarls, chaos on Day 1


Source:

url]http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-sea-link-traffic-snarls-chaos-on-day-1/96053-3.html[/url]


:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

Sorry the link again:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-sea-link-traffic-snarls-chaos-on-day-1/96053-3.html

^^ u can very well edit in the first post itself...

Ideally, they should have built an interchange along with it before opening!
Do they have any idea of building an interchange any sooner?

where's the space to build an interchange??

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/9738/sealink1.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7905/sealink2.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8127/sealink3.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3979/sealink4.jpg

Jhakaas!

where's the space to build an interchange??

The world's first interchange built on water?

The world's first interchange built on water?

:nono:.. that'll be Rajiv Gandhi Interchange then!! :bash:

:nono:.. that'll be Rajiv Gandhi Interchange then!! :bash:

Shhh !! 'Interchanges' should be named after Soniaji ;) :bash::bash::banana:

p2p4

Mumbai Sea Link: Traffic snarls, chaos on Day 1


Source:

url]http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-sea-link-traffic-snarls-chaos-on-day-1/96053-3.html[/url]


:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

m not even little bit surpriced.

i mean comeon did they really think this was going to work in the first place? they should have like 8 lanes on each side, its very narrow. there is hardly any signs, no landscaping and the lanes arent marked properly as usual. but however saying that if you look at it from far away it does look like good birdge but i done think its serving its perposes.

i mean comeon did they really think this was going to work in the first place? they should have like 8 lanes on each side, its very narrow. there is hardly any signs, no landscaping and the lanes arent marked properly as usual. but however saying that if you look at it from far away it does look like good birdge but i done think its serving its perposes.

Damn, no landscaping? And what about the revolving observation tower and ferris wheel? The least they could have done is built an attached airstrip.

The first 5 days to be toll free is a horrible idea , there's going to be chaos galore . Also there are always problems with any new infrastructural problem , be it the DGE or even Heathrow Terminal 5.

Once the toll kicks in and a few remaining glitches are removed things would get much better , although there can be no excuse for the horrific design blunder @ Worli Sea face - that'll need more than just cosmetic changes.

Any tangible solutions SSC India !!!!

i sometimes feel that these guys do it on purpose...u kno..the bottleneck at seaface...with the horrible exit stratergy. I think the designers there are not stupid as you and me spotted these problems yrs ago when the plans were made public on the BWSL website. I feel they do it so that then they can put up another tender for the revision and that basically means more money for these useless politicians to pocket.

what an irony if you call modi a murderer your post is deleted because no politics is allowed but some comments made in the last 4 pages are all right..:ohno:

in case you're thinking... I get the point about name of the bridge and I also think it should be discouraged.





p.s. pleas don't have a go at me...I just expressed my opinion if you disagree then please reply in a civilised manner...

^^^^^^
You can call Modi whatever you want to, but the fact is he is the CM, won last election with two third majority. similarly this country owe Gandhis for their contribution (I really have no idea what that would be still) recent LS elections clearly show that people want them to rule so let them rule. even if they name this bridge after Robert Vadra or Rahul's girlfriend's doggy, we should be OK with that.

p.s. pleas don't have a go at me...I just expressed my opinion if you disagree then please reply in a civilised manner...

Believe me, no one is interested in your opinion here.

DNAThursday, July 2, 2009 1:16 IST Email

Mumbai: It was a free-for-all, literally speaking, on the Bandra-Worli sea link on Day 1. If morning rush hour was just about manageable, all hell broke loose in the evening with traffic spilling over from the bridge to the arterial roads. Consider that it took close to two-and-a-half hours from Worli to Bandra.

An estimated 6,000 cars plied on the bridge every hour since it opened at 7am on Wednesday. The result was that the sea link resembled any other big road in Mumbai with bumper-to-bumper traffic.

The traffic police could do little, with seemingly every motorist scrambling for the 'first day, first show', thanks to the five-day toll embargo. Road discipline was thrown into the sea, as familiesstopped on the bridge to click photographs, and several motorists took U-turns -- at least 150 motorists were each fined Rs500 for the offence.

The irony was that the engineering marvel had promised motorists a smooth drive across in just seven minutes, but that time on Wednesday went up to nearly 30 minutes.

However, hardly anyone complained. "We thought we would enjoy a speed ride, watching the sea. It didn't exactly turn out that way but the experience was pretty good. It took us 35 minutes to reach Worli from Bandra," said Bharat Purohit, a businessman.

However, the convergence of vehicles on the sea link resulted in a gridlock across half the city, with Peddar Road, the sea link feeder routes and the Andheri-Chakala road being the worst affected. "Wednesday's traffic jams across the city were partially due to the sea link. Also, the number of vehicles on the roads was higher," said a senior traffic official.

By late evening, all the roads leading to Mahim from Worli -- Gokhale, LJ and Cadell (Shivaji Park) roads -- experienced traffic snarls.

On the sea link, the traffic police tweaked a few things, learning by trial-and-error. "There were three speed retarders at the Worli exit point which resulted in four-wheelers slowing down. This resulted in traffic piling up. We removed them to clear the backlog," said S Solunkhe, deputy commissioner of police (headquarters).

Another sore patch was the beautification patch at the Worli end that obstructed traffic, observed traffic officials. "We plan to trim it on either side, which will give more space to vehicles," Solunkhe said, adding that a sharp turn and a lengthy divider at the Worli end were other causes for traffic jams. A divider at the Worli end may be removed.

It all happened On Day 1
6,000 cars plied on the bridge every hour since it opened at 7am on Wednesday.

Families and couples halted their vehicles in the middle of the bridge to take photographs. Some were even seen taking U-turns.

At least 150 motorists were fined Rs500 each for taking a U-turn
On an average, it took 30 minutes to cross the bridge instead of the promised 7.

By late evening, all roads from Worli to Bandra were packed with vehicles, causing long traffic snarls. Some people took more than two hours to reach Bandra from Worli through the arterial road.

DNAThursday, July 2, 2009 0:36 IST Email

Mumbai: MSRDC's gift to the citizens - five days of free ride on the Bandra-Worli Sealink - made life difficult for the traffic police. With too many people out to have fun on Wednesday, the bumper-to-bumper traffic on the sealink came to total standstill at either ends of it. The authorities are now groping for more solutions to ensure speedy dispersal of traffic.

Cars emerging out of the Bandra Worli Sealink at the Worli end could soon have the option of using three more flyovers in order to cut down on the travel time.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and traffic authorities are exploring options to set up car decks at three junctions -- Haji Ali, Love Grove and Bandstand -- as an efficient solution for traffic coming from the sealink.

A car deck is a light-load bridge or a flyover set up exclusively for cars. Experts in bridge construction said it is less in width than a regular bridge and takes less time to be set up.

The concept of a car deck first originated in Central London, where a number of such decks have been set up to ease car traffic. A two-lane car deck requires an average width of 6m, whereas a regular flyover of the same lane capacity will need a width of 7.5 m, an expert said. It will therefore be easier to set up. The construction will also require less time.

The decision to pursue the car decks comes as authorities are concerned that the traffic emerging out of the sea link could cause bottlenecks. An elevated road starting near the NSCI Complex at Worli which was to fly over across the stables of the race course and empty the traffic near Mahalaxmi station and DR E Moses Road was earlier proposal as a dispersal path.

But after SN Bhobe & Associates, the consultants appointed by the BMC to carry out a feasibility study, did not approve of the plan, the proposal has more or less been shelved, a senior officer in the BMC said.

While it is not the first time a car deck is being planned in Mumbai (the Amar Mahal junction is a car deck), experts said the concept is yet to pick up in the city. Experts said the concept was likely to work at junctions which catered only to car-traffic.

I am glad the sealink is finally open. I hope the other deck will be done by the end of the year. I am disappointed that at the Worli end, the traffic cuts across the pedestrian walkway. At the very least they could have incorporated an underground pedestrian walkway along with it. People file public interest litigation over trivial things like celebrities kissing in public etc but there's nobody willing to take the government to task for bad design and planning.
As someone else pointed out, maybe this is just an excuse for issuing another tender for modification. The public needs to get organized to stop these leeches.

^^^^^^
You can call Modi whatever you want to, but the fact is he is the CM, won last election with two third majority. similarly this country owe Gandhis for their contribution (I really have no idea what that would be still) recent LS elections clearly show that people want them to rule so let them rule. even if they name this bridge after Robert Vadra or Rahul's girlfriend's doggy, we should be OK with that.



Believe me, no one is interested in your opinion here.

It is not OK to name every thing after Rajiv and Indira on every project. They are not the only two PMs for the country. The country had Shastry, Narasimha rao and other great stalwarts. The bridge should have been just named BWSL. The HYD international airport is already named after Rajiv. They could have named it after Narasimha Rao who was from that state. They didn't do that. Within one year they are naming another project after Rajiv. This is sycophancy nothing else.

People file public interest litigation over trivial things like celebrities kissing in public etc but there's nobody willing to take the government to task for bad design and planning.

there have been PILs. the courts are obviously not inclined to go against the GoM or HCC, for whatever reason

their environmental clearance clearly states that there should be underpasses for pedestrians. since these are not present the officials are criminally liable (and in case of environmental violations no permission is needed from the legislature to prosecute the individuals)

d5zpNuRjk_k


JTHomKEppJQ


tc4QV51e2QU&feature=related

Chill guy... Neway why would they name the Bridge Zakim? :lol:

TdotTdot, don't take it too seriously, Hindustani's description was just a little laughable when both bridges are icons to be proud of. :)

To answer your question, we happen to name bridges after people significant to local communities who might not otherwise be recognized. Leonard P. Zakim was a civil rights activist in the City of Boston who, in bringing together people of different faiths, has made a difference for all its residents, and we honor him for it. The tunnel the bridge connects to is named for Tip O'Neill, a former Congressman from Massachusetts who, among many other accomplishments, helped broker peace for North Ireland. Another bridge that the Zakim connects to is named for Maurice J. Tobin, a former Boston mayor, Massachusetts governor, and the Secretary of Labor under President Truman that advocated the Fair Employment Practices Bill, an important step in the civil rights movement that today allows us Indians to live in the US as equal members of society.

Where are our Indian equivalents of Leonard P. Zakim, Thomas P. O'Neill, and Maurce J. Tobin recognized?

Fantastic pics over the past few pages!

I honestly wonder though, how long they will persist before admitting that the Worli Exit needs to be modified?


Where are our Indian equivalents of Leonard P. Zakim, Thomas P. O'Neill, and Maurce J. Tobin recognized?

Lucknow :lol: ;)

TdotTdot, don't take it too seriously, Hindustani's description was just a little laughable when both bridges are icons to be proud of. :)
Where are our Indian equivalents of Leonard P. Zakim, Thomas P. O'Neill, and Maurce J. Tobin recognized?

Since Sycophancy is prominent among congress politicians, they can come up with these equivalents.

P.Zakim will be equivalent to Indira Gandhi
P.O'Neil will be equivalent to Rajiv Gandhi.
Maurce J.Tobin will be equivalent to Rahul Gandhi.
Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi will eventually be made demigods by the congress politicians.

Are you serious dude...really...really? Miniature hollywood set...ohhh...so that's how Hindustani describes the world's widest cable-stayed bridge and Boston's new symbol to the world, huh? Gee, I guess we are all happy here for Mumbai, and might as well be happy for Boston too, but noooo.

That's okay buddy, I know for sure I enjoy driving the Zakim, and best of all, my bridge doesn't end at a T-intersection, and I don't even have to pay a toll!

That one aside, I was really looking forward to BWSL until the big RG's name had to be slapped on as a nice vote-mongering ploy. Does everything have to be named after a politician? How about engineers, scientists, military heroes for once? India has four times the population of the United States, and yet we can't find anyone else to name the bridge after? Americans worship President Washington, and yet his name doesn't appear half as frequently as Rajiv Gandhi. Does Congress think there is no one else in the country worthy of the honor?

as a fellow bostonian i agree.
the leonard zakim bridge is twice as wide as the BWSL and driving on it is a pleasure.

Zakim bridge looks garbage compared to sealink. How can you compare a miniature hollywood set looking bridge to actual monolith like BWSL. :bash:
come on man. There is a limit to bashing BWSL.

are you serious? i am proud that india and mumbai have finally got such a bridge.

can we get back to the BWSL?

The part of the bridge in the red box shows where the Worli exit ramp starts. That's the widest part of the viaduct.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/977/610xmbn.jpg

original picture (http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5765/610xaah.jpg)

This is INDIA........................

LANE DISCIPLINE>...........

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOIM/2009/07/02/1/Img/Pc0012300.jpg

TOI

awesome pic on lane discipline, IU! Looks like there are just too many cops on that bridge!

I think i am most pissed about the haji-ali link not being decided yet.

Supposedly, the govt will have to pay the pvt firm (that buys BWSL and constructs Haji Ali section) some money to keep the tolls affordable. This is holding up the decision.

Arul posted that pic, not me. Besides the cops, the fact that lane discipline is decently high in South Bombay contributes to the above scene.

This is INDIA........................

LANE DISCIPLINE>...........

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOIM/2009/07/02/1/Img/Pc0012300.jpg

TOI

If only we could have that kind of lane discipline everywhere else in India. At least they got one thing going right.

I am so proud to see that.

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Web/HTMumbai/Article/2009/07/02/001/02_07_2009_001_005.jpg

Source: Hindustan Times

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Web/HTMumbai/Article/2009/07/02/002/02_07_2009_002_012.jpg

Source: Hindustan Times

One of the best pictures ever seen.

Couldn't agree with you more bhargav. Few photos evoke more emotion.

i think lane discipline is observed because they never driven on a sea link before and too scared of of accidents . or they dont want to misbehave on a world class bridge and look like fool, or there is no room to crowd the traffic :D

or most unlikely, its just a new dawn and our people finally got some driving sense ;)

holy mother.. last three pics are the best ones so far..

I think the speed limit on the sea link right now makes more sense of 50 kmph if we take into consideration that it is monsoon plus just two lanes each way.

i think lane discipline is observed because they never driven on a sea link before and too scared of of accidents . or they dont want to misbehave on a world class bridge and look like fool, or there is no room to crowd the traffic :D
...or most unlikely, its just a new dawn and our people finally got some driving sense ;)


ANSWER:
Besides the cops, the fact that lane discipline is decently high in South Bombay contributes to the above scene.

oh, and another important point to consider: THE ABSENCE OF AUTORICKSHAWS IN THE CITY MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER!

^^ exactly autos and 2 wheelers are the source of all chaos.

holy mother.. last three pics are the best ones so far..
Kudos to HCC for giving Mumbai such a great project. When the NB bridge is completed it will be awesome to see it.

why did they open this bridge? its not finished yet. they still have to finish the other bridge because its 8 lane wide not 4 lane.

2 Jul 2009, 0453 hrs IST, Sunando Sarkar & Chittaranjan Tembhekar, TNN

If day one is any indication, the Bandra-Worli Sea Link may not be your best bet if you want to cut down on travel time between your home in the
western suburbs and office in the island city.

We took a test drive on the link on Wednesday morning and evening, around the time you commute to office and return home every day, and Mumbai’s newest infrastructure showpiece taught us a few lessons that you would do well to remember.

Lesson one from day one is that the link, contrary to MSRDC claims, cannot handle 4,400 cars during peak hour. Your car will move at 9.6 kmph, less than a fifth of the maximum permissible speed on the link, if it is one of the 4,400-odd cars crowding the link.

Lesson two is that the link cannot handle even 3,000 cars an hour. Your car will then move a little faster but, at 22.4 kmph, it will be less than half of the MSRDC-imposed speed limit of 50 kmph in the monsoon months.

A second team of TOI reporters took the tried and tested Kalanagar-Mahim-Prabhadevi-Saat Rasta route to CST in the morning, trying to race us to south Mumbai. But it was not much of a race. We (in the car that took the sea link) reached our destination, the TOI office at CST, exactly 44 minutes after the car that stuck to the old route.

There were, admittedly, some factors working against the link at 9.30 am. More than 18,000 cars crowded the link from 7 am to 11 am (4,500 an hour); officials said the link could take this hourly maximum for only two-and-a-half hours between 9 am and 11.30 am. It was also a toll-free day; so the odd taxi jostled for space with the Merc. Traffic on the link would be significantly less, officials said, when Mumbai finally tires of it as a tourist destination and is forced to pay Rs 50 for a one-way drive.

But would traffic be so much less as to make up the 44-minute deficit that we logged in the morning? Time will tell but the answer we got on Wednesday was not so encouraging.

Both cars started from the airport at 9.10 am and hit Kalanagar in ten minutes. We took the road to the link as the other car turned left for Mahim. But the signs were ominous even before we hit the link. There was a 900-metre-long queue of cars, from the start of the approach road to the toll gate, and we took 15 minutes—from 9.25 am to 9.40 am—to cover this distance. Fifteen minutes for 900 metres translates to a speed of 3.6 kmph.

Things were a little better on the link but our driver rarely crossed the 20-kmph mark. The view, of course, was beautiful, and the sea never looked better. But it was also frustrating because we could see the moving dots—cars on the Mahim Causeway—from our stationary car.

It took us 35 minutes, from 9.25 am to 10 am, to cover the 5.6-km link (including the length of the approach). It translates to a speed of 9.6 kmph, less than a fifth of the MSRDC-imposed limit of 50 kmph.

But we had to wait until we reached the end of the link to understand why the traffic was moving at snail’s pace. The road taking cars off the link was much narrower than the link—the problem, experts said, would be compounded when the width of the link doubled to eight lanes and the exit stayed as narrow.

The other problem was the sharp left turn cars had to take to get off the link. Every car slowed down considerably as it negotiated this bottleneck, slowing down traffic on the link.

From Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road to Annie Besant Marg to Worli Naka to south Mumbai was, thankfully, better than 9.6 kmph. Never did normal Mumbai traffic seem so welcome.


EMERGENCY MEASURES

Engineers levelled a series of speedbreakers at the Worli end at 8.30 am when the traffic jam was building up.
Traffic police allowed U-turns into the southward wing of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road even before 11.30 am—the original plan had allowed this U-turn only after 11.30 am.

why did they open this bridge? its not finished yet. they still have to finish the other bridge because its 8 lane wide not 4 lane.

because the paanwala on the bridge was complaining about too few customers..

State may award Worli-Haji Ali link contract in a week

Abhiram Ghadyalpatil MUMBAI

CONGRESS president Sonia Gandhi’s directive to the Maharashtra government to get cracking on the Worli-Haji Ali Link (WHAL) of Western Freeway seems to have worked. Chief minister Ashok Chavan is keen on completing the formalities to award the contract for WHAL in about a week, a top official at Mantralaya told ET on the condition of anonymity.

Interestingly, HCC, the builders of the Bandra-Worli sea link, has emerged as a strong contender for the next phase. The official said the proposal submitted by MSRDC, the nodal agency for the Western Freeway project, would most likely get approved by the state Cabinet at its next meeting in the coming week.

MSRDC vicechairman and managing director Satish Gavai also said the proposal before the Cabinet could come through “any moment”. “After the inauguration of Bandra-Worli Sea Link, there is a lot of positivism about WHAL. The MSRDC has prepared a Cabinet note and expects the proposal to be through soon,” Mr Gavai said.

The top PWD official said the agency has shortlisted two bidders for a final call to be taken by the state Cabinet. Two consortia led by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), which has built the BWSL, and Reliance Infrastructure, an Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company, have bid for the WHAL.

The WHAL, a five-km-long seaway estimated to cost Rs 4,000 crore to the contractor, will be the second leg of the Western Freeway project, the first being the BWSL. According to Mr Gavai, though the WHAL construction contract is pegged at Rs 2,400 crore, the successful bidder will have to pay Rs 1,634 crore upfront to the MSRDC towards the cost of the BWSL.

“For the BWSL, the MSRDC has raised money from the market which has to be repaid. That is why the total cost of the WHAL works out to Rs 4,000 crore to the contractor,” Mr Gavai said. The contractor, another MSRDC official said, would then recover the cost through toll on the entire stretch of the sea-link from Bandra to Haji Ali. Both the bidders have requested viability gap funding of about Rs 1,400 crore from the government for the second leg.

MSRDC officials and Mantralaya sources acknowledged that the government had to choose between two very competitive bids. The consortium of Reliance Infra & Hyundai Engineering has quoted Rs 1,392 crore for the WHAL while the bid by HCC-Samsung-John Laing consortium quotes Rs 2,466 crore. “The Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium has quoted a much lower cost but the HCC-led consortium has a big advantage in terms of expertise after the successful implementation of the BWSL,” said a Mantralaya official

Source - Economic Times e-paper

Lane Discipline : why the hell people don't know it.

Let me put across this question to guys who went abroad, even you would not observed lane discipline,when you were driving in India, suddenly all of a sudden why it is important for you to follow lane discipline.

In India you learn things by seeing other people do it, also to add the density of vehicles for roads we have is very high, so it is difficult to convince each and every person to follow it.[I really do not know how many know some of traffic rules, it also boils down to common sense eventually].

Why in abroad Desi follow lane discipline, there too start observing others, see they are behaving indifferently, so they do follow the same discipline.

Neither we are bad, people in abroad are good.
It is time we learn the difference and adapt better practices.

Source - Economic Times e-paper
Why is there competition between the two bids. One is off by 1000 crores and is being made by the same company which delivered the project 5 years late (sure the blame is on the babus mostly, but they also should share the blame)

I know why the contract is going to HCC. But still come on .. This is a mockery !

I am so proud to see that.

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Web/HTMumbai/Article/2009/07/02/001/02_07_2009_001_005.jpg

Source: Hindustan Times
Looking at the photo it looks like the link would do with flexible traffic laning. In Seattle on the i-90 a few lanes are used bi-directionally (forward or revese) based on the time of the day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_90_in_Washington#Seattle-Bellevue_Express_Lanes). This greatly helps ease congestion. Such a scheme looks like it may work, but then again will do absolutely nothing if the worli side remains as poorly executed.

Lane Discipline : why the hell people don't know it.

Let me put across this question to guys who went abroad, even you would not observed lane discipline,when you were driving in India, suddenly all of a sudden why it is important for you to follow lane discipline.

In India you learn things by seeing other people do it, also to add the density of vehicles for roads we have is very high, so it is difficult to convince each and every person to follow it.[I really do not know how many know some of traffic rules, it also boils down to common sense eventually].

Why in abroad Desi follow lane discipline, there too start observing others, see they are behaving indifferently, so they do follow the same discipline.

Neither we are bad, people in abroad are good.
It is time we learn the difference and adapt better practices.

because driving in between lanes is ILLEGAL abroad and if we do we will get ticketed, our licenses will get revoked and we will be put into jail. something that does not happen in india where people don't even get punished for drinking and driving and running over pedestrians.

because driving in between lanes is ILLEGAL abroad and if we do we will get ticketed, our licenses will get revoked and we will be put into jail. something that does not happen in india where people don't even get punished for drinking and driving and running over pedestrians.


People in India also follow rules , to quote example.

When you are buying/booking tickets People come and stand in line and do, and policing there or fine there My Dear Devil.

When there is chance people do break it, you can observe it in NewYork and Los Angeles.

In india , one education and two density is problem.

it may have taken a lot of hurdles to make this bridge and some pessimists don't like it but tbf it is really usefull and stress free for the "aam aadmi" ...

^^ :lol: for "aam aadmi" ? :lol:

^^ :lol: for "aam aadmi" ? :lol:

what!? it means common man doesn't it?

RS6d8cMWa1M

Very good aerial view of link, clearly shows present status of the other carriage way.
(please mute your speakers believe me you don't wanna listen to that idiot news reader)

VOn68B5Tqjc

RS6d8cMWa1M

Very good aerial view of link, clearly shows present status of the other carriage way.
(please mute your speakers believe me you don't wanna listen to that idiot news reader)

Not only the reporter is idiot , repeating same thing over and over again but the editor put four small screens with different video in one screen :bash: . WTF they could have showed all of them one at a time. also the angles and the way arial shots are done is not known by our media.

^^^^ Looks like they granted your wish

Humne 5 cameras lagaye the, yeh dekhiye pahle camera se sea link ka nazara :lol::lol:
vFn1RFptvnU

aur yeh dusre camera se

k3FDuPEQLSg

hamare pass tisra camera bhi hai

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

8KLnqMnvhGc

sorry couldn't found choutha camera but I got pachwa

M1zHOkXIS4k

statutory warning: If you know hindi please mute your speakers, voice of reporter might make you wanna kill yourself.

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Web/HTMumbai/Photographs/2009/07/03/001/03_07_2009_001_023_004.jpg

Source: Hindustan Times

How was the 2nd day?

Not much reports and pictures...!

Traffic was 30 % lower than one day1 . Avg speed has gone up to 20kmph. Time taken has dropped also. Once the toll is introduced, the ride will be a breeze. I persoally am awaiting for July 5 for a good ride on the BWSL, as it is a mess now. Will post pics asap

^^ highly unlikely..
the reduction in traffick wud be compensated by the time spent at the toll plaza..

it may have taken a lot of hurdles to make this bridge and some pessimists don't like it but tbf it is really usefull and stress free for the "aam aadmi" ...

its not the bloody pessimism..
its the faulty design at fault here kid..
the govt shud be ashamed of wasting a bridge which cud have very well become the lifeline of Mumbai (at least a part of it)..
also HCC should be fined for defacing the Worli Seaface..:bash:

How was the 2nd day?

Not much reports and pictures...!

the hype has to die at some point in time..
it has already started..

lets see how traffic volumes shape up after the 5th of July , with the high toll I expect it to be a breeze in non-peak hours but would take at least 20 minutes in peak hour which would cut down traveling time only by 20 odd minutes.

yeah wait until the novelty wears off.

also HCC should be fined for defacing the Worli Seaface..:bash:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5149/iconrolleyes.gif

HCC's just a contractor that delivered the product the way it was designed by the MSRDC and its consultants. If at all anyone should get fined or rapped up, it should be the MSRDC.

the only reason there was a traffic hurdle at the mumbai end wasn't because of the onlooker's curiosity but the lack of a proper merging point. There were no proper interchange with ramps set up due to the lack of a space i assume.

hopefully, the next one will have a proper interchange in place.

and also...the bridge isn't completed yet..which might explain the chaos.

hopefully when they open the completed bridge traffic will ease.

Amul's BWSL ad -

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3470/48279795577737395094657.jpg

tv 9 ?????/ whats that ? Did they divide CNBC TV18 into 2 ?? :lol:

Amul's BWSL ad -

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3470/48279795577737395094657.jpg

:lol:

^^:lol:

Amul ads are innocent yet funny...

Any news on the Worli-Haji Ali link ? If I'm not mistaken, they already have the bids in hand rite ?

and also...the bridge isn't completed yet..which might explain the chaos.

hopefully when the open the completed bridge traffic will ease.

They should have just opened the bridge after it was completed. It would make for a grand opening and good luck.

copyright Abhijeet Bhatlekar
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/3654566490_c98d29d139_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/3655239427_321230ae0b_o.jpg

Isn't there a single photo without a huge watermark?

that could be a banner.

4 Jul 2009, 0334 hrs IST, Bharati Dubey & Chittaranjan Tembhekar, TNN

MUMBAI: Rs 1 lakh. That’s what a day’s shooting at the Bandra Worli Sea Link will cost. The shiny new bridge has been on the radar of many a
Bollywood producer and now that it’s been thrown open to the public, lights, camera, action will follow.

Shooting at the sea link will be cheaper than putting up a set at the Gateway of India (Rs 1.25 lakh/day) and only slightly more expensive than CST (Rs 90,000/day).

According to rates fixed by the state government, the fee for shooting at Bandra promenade, Sea Rock hotel, or any such location with the sea link in the background, is Rs 50,000 per day. The decision to open the sea link for shooting was taken after producers began queueing up to seek permission to shoot at the swanky new location.

“Bollywood will definitely exploit this brand new location,’’ says producer Rajat Rawail, who’s producing Anees Bazmee’s next film. “But CST will be a permanent fixture on the screen when one wants to portray the real Mumbai.’’
Sources say the government had refused several shooting requests from the likes of Ramgopal Verma, Karan Johar and as many as seven TV serial producers. But with demands pouring in from several film agencies (which location-hunt for production houses), the government has now decided to allow the shooting.

Director Anurag Kashyap is working on a film to be produced by Danny Boyle. “The sea link is set to replace CST and Gateway as the new landmark showcasing Mumbai to the world,’’ he says. Madhur Bhandarkar, another director who has explored various Mumbai locations in his movies, calls it ‘Mumbai’s new visual treat’. “I don’t have a film featuring Mumbai in the pipeline right now but the next time I do, the sea link will feature prominently,’’ he says.

According to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) superintending engineer Vivek Ghanekar, the fees of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 have tentatively been agreed to. “We had refused shooting requests earlier because they would have obstructed construction,’’ explains Ghanekar. He adds that the only pre-condition for shooting on the link is that it should not hamper traffic flow. He also adds that producers can use the under-construction Haji Ali connector of the Bandra-Worli sea link for shooting instead of the arm that was opened to thepublic on Wednesday.

Sources say so far the MSRDC has collected over Rs 13 lakh by permitting cinema and TV production houses to shoot at the Bandra promenade and Hotel Taj Lands End. Those in the know also reveal that the state government has lost about Rs 30 lakh by refusing some shooting requests. “Some producers took shots from Sea Rock and Worli village without our permission,’’ says Ghanekar. “We will object if any agency uses sea link pictures for commercial purposes without permission from the MSRDC,’’ he adds.


Daily Rate Card
Gateway of India: Rs 1.25L
Bandra-Worli Sea Link: Rs 1L
CST: Rs 90,000
Lokhandwala street: Rs 66,500
Any city mall: Rs 2 lakh
Any beach: Rs 1.51L
Any chawl: Rs 55,000

I want to know the person who does the witty Amul ads, never fails to amuse :lol:

^^ Da Cunha Associates

copyright Abhijeet Bhatlekar
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/3654566490_c98d29d139_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/3655239427_321230ae0b_o.jpg

cool pics 2ab!
thanks for sharing! :cheers:

From TOI

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/07/06/9/Img/Pc0091100.jpg

so, now that the free lunch of over, has the situation improved on the bridge?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h3o24WMgaC4/SlGUDi8BIcI/AAAAAAAAARc/zs7t53flF_8/s400/SNAG-0001.jpg

Sunday's Situation:bash:

^ ^ So does it mean that traffic at the older route has eased?

^^
There was a considerable reduction in vehicular traffic on Cadell Road (Veer Savarkar Marg) in the days that followed the 30th. The true test of course, is today, when HCC starts charging motorists.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h3o24WMgaC4/SlGUDi8BIcI/AAAAAAAAARc/zs7t53flF_8/s400/SNAG-0001.jpg

Sunday's Situation:bash:

and this is just sunday..
the weekdays will wreck havoc then i suppose..
god help Mumbai and its Mumbaikars..

That was because it was Sunday and the last day of the free toll

much, much less traffic today

Good news... :banana:

well, not if you consider they need rs. 100 cr of toll every year to just repay the interest amount. thats rs. 27 lacs or 55,000 cars a day. to pay off the loan amount they would need even more

an unmitigated disaster so far. its only useful if there is low traffic. but then if there's low traffic it does not make economic sense

as i said earlier..
a multi dimensional disaster..

when are they opening the next 4 lanes?

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_sea-link-proves-worth-finally-worli-residents-breathe-easy_1271565

Sea link proves worth, finally; Worli residents breathe easy
Neeta Kolhatkar / DNAMonday, July 6, 2009 15:40 IST Email

Mumbai: After last week's frenzy, when Mumbaikars made a beeline for the Bandra-Worli Sea Link to enjoy toll-free rides on the city's latest pride, congestion on the bridge eased today.
Bandra Worli Sea LinkPeople heading to the western suburbs this morning said they literally breezed across to Bandra in less than 10 minutes, as promised by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), which built the sea link.

Even residents of tony Worli Sea Face called in to say that air and noise pollution and traffic jams today were far less than last week, when the whole city seemed to have converged on the sea link.

"Today we can breathe a little easier," said N Raghunathan, former chief secretary of Maharashtra, "as there are fewer vehicles on the road. The mad rush we saw last week seems to have decreased."

Joint commissioner of police (traffic) Sanjay Barve said traffic had come down by more than half. He said last week's rush was more the result of curiosity. "The first day there were at least 1,00,000 cars on the sea link," he said. "Yesterday, it was sheer madness, as it was a holiday and revellers wanted to enjoy. The figure went way beyond 1.5 lakh."

Raghunathan is spearheading a campaign by residents of Worli Sea Face against the sea link's current exit on Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road. He has written to the prime minister, chief minister, and other authorities about the problems caused by the way the exit has been planned.

"For noise, the standards prescribed are 55 decibels in the day and 45 at night in residential areas and 50db in the day and 40 at night in silence zones," Raghunathan said. "These are the standards applicable to Worli Sea Face, but at present noise levels are well above the prescribed limits."

He said the residents will observe traffic patterns and related problems such as air and noise pollution over the next few weeks. "We have taken the help of experts and will decide our future course of action based on the study of vehicular flow along the sea face," he said.

when are they opening the next 4 lanes?

at the end of 2009:ohno:

dont see how that will make a difference. the worli landing will stay as 4 lanes total, i.e. 2 in each direction. may improve north-bound flow, but will probably jam up south-bound when 4 lanes go into 2

Yes. The only option to improve connectivity is to start the extension to Haji Ali asap.

when are they opening the next 4 lanes?

I heard the deadline is end of 2009 but then again that's the first out of many deadlines to come. We all know just a month ago they could not pin point an exact day for the opening of one side of the link. First (end of May) they said June 14th, then between June 23rd and 26th and finally 10 days before they decided the FINAL date. It would be naive to believe they will meet some deadline which is six months away. The realistic approach would be to believe that it would be done sometime in June/July 2010.

well, not if you consider they need rs. 100 cr of toll every year to just repay the interest amount. thats rs. 27 lacs or 55,000 cars a day. to pay off the loan amount they would need even more

an unmitigated disaster so far. its only useful if there is low traffic. but then if there's low traffic it does not make economic sense

well, MSRDC is selling the link to the Haji Ali constructor - so i guess they dont care - the private operator takes the risk and has incentive to complete Haji Ali link faster so that more cars are interested.

copyright amol_p2000@Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/3695268250_ef412a1b51_b.jpg

well, MSRDC is selling the link to the Haji Ali constructor - so i guess they dont care - the private operator takes the risk and has incentive to complete Haji Ali link faster so that more cars are interested.

more likely the operator will not be interested in buying it at what it costs and will have long negotiations with the government

more likely the operator will not be interested in buying it at what it costs and will have long negotiations with the government

well it is already happening - to keep tolls low, the price will be subsidized.

ain't the other 4 lanes part of the Bandra - Worli Sealink? it it is,how can they say they have completed it? it is almost 10 years (including 5-6 yrs of construction) and only half the bridge is complete. shame on them. and yet they charge exorbitantly. they have guts man. i think all u mumbaikars should actually protest and try bring down the toll rate rather than leaving it to government agencies. i dont think positive results will come from the current talks going on. pls comment.

could we have this bridge be the banner for 15th august.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8456/08072009003018.jpg

Sea link's north carriageway may not be used for 3 yrs

Now that the first phase of Bandra-Worli Sea Link is operational, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) officials have started work on the second phase — the Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link.
But the north carriageway, work on which is likely to be completed by December, might remain unused till Worli-Haji Ali is completed. An official from MSRDC said the decision to let vehicles ply on the north carriageway will be taken after the construction work was completed.
"The crucial part related to the north carriageway is the connector between the Bandra-Worli and Worli-Haji Ali sea links," he said. "It will take some more time to complete. Till then there is no point in starting the carriageway." And this means the carriageway might remain unused for the next three years or so till the Worli-Haji Ali stretch is completed.
Tenders have already been given for the second sea link and work will start once the cabinet okays it. An engineer who had worked on the sea link said, "The only challenging aspect of the second sea link is the clover leaf flyover, which might take one year or slightly more to complete. This is a complicated structure because it is a double-decker flyover inside the sea. It will be similar to the flyover near the fire brigade station at the Bandra end."

Source: DNA

lol! all the officials of the GoM, MSRDC, etc should take a long walk on the uncompleted northbound carriageway and not turn around

^^^^

Funny.

:rofl:

iz-3kiYY5CI

Source: Gaurav

Sea link's north carriageway may not be used for 3 yrs



Source: DNA

3 years is a long time and lot of loss of money. May be they should rent it to the street hawkers, sabji walas and sunday market so atleast it will be of some use.
think about it, you can buy sabji and fish while seeing cars passing by and a scenic sea view. and ofcourse state will make some money too.

lol Illusionist.

3 years is a long time and lot of loss of money. May be they should rent it to the street hawkers, sabji walas and sunday market so atleast it will be of some use.
think about it, you can buy sabji and fish while seeing cars passing by and a scenic sea view. and ofcourse state will make some money too.

That's actually not a bad idea..but nobody will walk such a long way to buy sabji. They should go upmarket and build a makeshift drive-in mall.

That's actually not a bad idea..but nobody will walk such a long way to buy sabji. They should go upmarket and build a makeshift drive-in mall.

Agreed. Not a bad idea. Can be used for tourism purposes. Charge an entry fee and let people enjoy the views.

lol! all the officials of the GoM, MSRDC, etc should take a long walk on the uncompleted northbound carriageway and not turn around
That was good one buddy.

http://www.centralchronicle.com/uploads/01_July_fp2.jpg

^^ Wow........fantastic shot!!!

Hindustani, where did you get the picture from?

Hindustani, where did you get the picture from?

www.centralchronicle.com

Hey Guys,

I used to be a fairly regular contributor to these forums till a couple of years ago but then life got in the way :)

I do stop by every now and then to catchup on all the construction news but thought I would say hello and congratulate everyone here on the sealink!

I personally followed this bridge from the time it was announced and a lot of the older pictures here were taken by me!

Anyways - Congrats again guys, I know everyone on here has been following the progress of the Bandra-worli sealink very closely!

I'll stop by more often going forward, also if you like I've started a blog to follow the development of India, my first couple of posts are going to be centered around the sealink and many perceived issues that we've debated on here time and time again.
Check it out at: http://harishhoon.blogspot.com

ENJOY and keep up the great work!

I used to be a fairly regular contributor to these forums till a couple of years ago but then life got in the way :)



Welcome back and good to see you again.

Best of luck with your blog.

Well Bandra-Worli sealink named 'Rajiv Gandhi Sealink' ,,,,, Read More (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Bandra-Worli-sealink-named-Rajiv-Gandhi-Sealink/articleshow/4753472.cms)

Agreed. Not a bad idea. Can be used for tourism purposes. Charge an entry fee and let people enjoy the views.

that is a better idea. they can present it as a fishing pier. in usa they have so many piers where u can pay few bucks and go fishing.

Well Bandra-Worli sealink named 'Rajiv Gandhi Sealink' ,,,,, Read More (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Bandra-Worli-sealink-named-Rajiv-Gandhi-Sealink/articleshow/4753472.cms)

acha..
nobody here knew it was named so..
thanks for letting us all know and yes so soon..

acha..
nobody here knew it was named so..
thanks for letting us all know and yes so soon..

Actually they decided any sea link between Versova to Nariman Point would be Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link.

^^when did that happen?

From Wall Street Journal India Edition:

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4099/clipboard02zpm.jpg


More pics at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124634636991572203.html#mod=article-outset-box

Well Bandra-Worli sealink named 'Rajiv Gandhi Sealink' ,,,,, Read More (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Bandra-Worli-sealink-named-Rajiv-Gandhi-Sealink/articleshow/4753472.cms)

acha..
nobody here knew it was named so..
thanks for letting us all know and yes so soon..

:nuts:

why isn't it named after me? and who is this rajib guy.

why isn't it named after me? and who is this rajib guy.

cuz you keep changing your name from KolkataUSA to Todscreen to god knows what in future. :lol:

i say ban him whos with me!

i say ban him whos with me!

i am not with you. i dont wanna get banned.

huney i wasnt talking about u!!!!!!!!!!1

What is going on here?:bash:
don't make this thread as junk.......

why isn't it named after me? and who is this rajib guy.

Do not make fun of former PM's of India. It's neither cool nor funny.

huney i wasnt talking about u!!!!!!!!!!1

you said ban him whoever is with you:nuts:

edited

Do not make fun of former PM's of India. It's neither cool nor funny.

it can be. if its funny enough

^^ especially if it is about deve gowda!! ;)

^^ especially if it is about deve gowda!! ;)

oh yeah , forgot that we've had some loonies too.

Anyways - back to topic , any fresh updates on how traffic is getting along @ BWSL . I assume that since we're not hearing many negative reports it's going smooth enough thus far.

^^^^

Here you go:

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Web/HTMumbai/Article/2009/07/12/004/12_07_2009_004_007.jpg

Source: Hindustan Times

on the 12th of July...

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2585/p1010010abm.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1597/p1010001i.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3492/p1010007a.jpg

Nice :cheers: Thanks KB. Are these your?

No prob, 101. Yeah, they're mine. I feel lazy to "copyright protect" them...

Comparision between Old route and New Rouge.
a bit old but worth a watch.
5YBE7yYMzho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YBE7yYMzho

If these news channel reporters or whatever have slightest brain (which I highly doubt) they should compare two routs now because now traffic is divided on both routs. so there will be less traffic on old rout while India kisses Gandhi’s Ass Sea link AKA Shri Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link would be crowed.

late Rajiv Gandhi............India's youngest PM............son of late Indira Gandhi........assassinated for being simple but decisive and strong!

i thought he was assassinated for being arrogant and making the wrong decisions

^WTF. He was assassinated by terrorists. That's it. You're blaming the victim for his own assassination?

i thought he was assassinated for being arrogant and making the wrong decisions

a decision taken always has two faces..
the one which likes it and the one which doesn't..
those who din't like it in the first place don't automatically get a license for criminal activities..

^WTF. He was assassinated by terrorists. That's it. You're blaming the victim for his own assassination?

no, giving the reasons the terrorists probably thought to themselves for justifying it. personally i dont support the murder of anyone, even politicians/criminals

i thought he was assassinated for being arrogant and making the wrong decisions

He was assasinated for locking Prabhakaran in Hotel Ashoka in Delhi keeping him away from the treaty he signed with Srilankan President at that time. It seems that LTTE got infuriarated by Rajiv Gandhi's policies towards the conflict between Srilankan Tamils and Sinhalese.

whatever it was - it was extremly unfortunate and an act of terror . Full Stop.

Now can you guys let it go please before either one of the mods have to step in , give it a rest people - this could easily get out of hand. Plus there's a small matter of BWSL to debate here.

Anyways - back to topic , any fresh updates on how traffic is getting along @ BWSL . I assume that since we're not hearing many negative reports it's going smooth enough thus far.

so far so good as seen in this set of 42 new pics (http://picasaweb.google.com/babhanikar/BandraWorliSeaLink#). The time stamp on the pics is wrong and with traffic levels so low, I'm guessing they were taken this past weekend.

Beware of mods
rajiv was killed for sending ipkf (army) to srilanka who did all atrocities to tamils in srilanka(ppl jump for two women case in kashmir:lol:) but ignore mass mistakes still it is not a justification for his murder
:)

Those are some awesome pictures, IU man!!

TFS!!

IU
where is patton nagar

^New York :D

late Rajiv Gandhi............India's youngest PM............son of late Indira Gandhi........assassinated for being simple but decisive and strong!


CTC.

Getting back to the actual bridge :)

I have directed people from my blog to skyscrapercity.com to contribute. The BWSL has generated a lot of excitement around infrastructure development in the country hope to keep that momentum going!

I have been thinking about the trumpet exchange on the worli end that will be built as part of the extension, anybody have diagrams?

IU
where is patton nagar

Punjab

I have directed people from my blog to skyscrapercity.com to contribute.

Thanks for that. We need more folks from BB on the forum.

I have been thinking about the trumpet exchange on the worli end that will be built as part of the extension, anybody have diagrams?

It'll be a regular trumpet interchange with another 4 lane ramp leading to the seaface.

Diagram:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6803/bwslplankz5.jpg

I made this last year:
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6715/bwslplanpo5.jpg

The model shows that both the carriageways are connected before the worli exit. But as it turns out, they didn't do it which leaves the northbound carriageway useless for a good 2-3 years.

_________
it's good to see they've used BWSL and not RGSL:

Copyright nikhala1992
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3342/dsc00443n.jpg

Wonder how long it will be when this Haji Ali sealink starts constructon.

You want to call them people and find out? :)

Guys, is there someone we can call, e-mail, snail-mail to push into action on some of these projects like the worli-haji ali sea link, sewri-nhava sheva, mumbai metro (charkop-bandra) that are basically waiting for government approvals. I am going to send an e-mail a day to the chief-minister of Maharashtra (chiefminister@maharashtra.gov.in, ashokchavanmind@rediffmail.com) and MMRDA (mmrda@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in). There's also some phone numbers of folks including Ratnakar Gaikwad listed here (http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/information_officers.htm) that I'm going to try and call. Any other ideas for someone sitting outside India (in my case the US) to do our bit ? Any help would be appreciated.

cool....

POT HOLES ON THE LINK...SO SOOOOOOOOOOON ... THEY TRIED TO FIX IT IN THE NIGHT TO AVOID A PR DISASTER.....BUT GOT CAUGHT .....SAW IT ON TV

This sea link will be the new imagination capturer for mumbai.:)
It is already appearing in magazines when a article is related to mumbai.

here are some "bwsl" and "sealink" experience tweets over the past 10 days. Pretty much all of them give the thumbs up.

Crossed Worli sea link in 5 min, with 3 minutes to pay the toll. And got stuck in SV road, for god knows how long!

it took me 45 mins from nariman pt to the end of peddar rd and 15 mins to bandra from there.. bwsl FTW

Heading home from Juhu via Parel. No BWSL.

Ah! Saw Bandra-Worli Sea Link 4 d 1st time n believe me v reached 4m Worli 2 Bandra in F***ing 3 mins.. Seriously.. Nicely done.

Lower Parel to Bandra in 11 minutes at peak hour! Go sealink!!

Mumbai's traffic is still crazy! The new Sealink bridge doesn't help at all!

The Bandra-Worli Sealink practiced what it preached this morning: 6 minutes flat, end to end !

Originally posted by Sirfmayur

Ah! Saw Bandra-Worli Sea Link 4 d 1st time n believe me v reached 4m Worli 2 Bandra in F***ing 3 mins.. Seriously.. Nicely done.

This guy must be going way fast dude. Or he is simply exaggerating.

Mumbai: The motorists are riding with a smile all the way since the Bandra Worli Sea Link opened a month back. The same cannot be said for the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the government undertaking behind the prestigious project.

MSRDC is ruing the fact the usage of the sea link is well below - around 40%, to put a figure - its expectations to achieve break-even. There are only 33,000 vehicles plying on it on daily basis against the break-even of 55,000.

But for those who are taking the sea link, the travel has been quite a breeze. To add to the delight of others who do not take the bridge, the traffic on the alternative arterial roads between Bandra and Worli--LJ Road and Cadell Road--has reduced by a significant 40%. In other words, these roads, which were quite a nightmare during rush hours, offer a smooth ride for all vehicles after the sea link opened on July 5.

Worried by the low collections, its owner MSRDC on Tuesday asked for a detailed report from the toll collector on the amount of revenue collected. "For MSRDC to break even, we expect revenue of Rs20 lakh per day. This means that about 55,000 vehicles should use the sea link, which is not the case. We have now asked Mumbai Entry Point Ltd (MEPL), the toll collector, to submit a detailed report on revenue collection," MSRDC superintendent engineer Vivek Ghanekar told DNA.

While conceding that the traffic volume was not as much as expected, MEPL managing director Jayant Mhaiskar confirmed that his company will be submitting a detailed report to MSRDC. "The average number of vehicles taking the sea link is not exceeding 33,000 per day. We are collecting Rs16.5 lakh as toll amount on an average. We are doing our best to increase traffic flow by way of advertising on FM radio and sending text messages," said Mhaiskar.

That said, the sea link has proved to be a breath of fresh air for many. Three arterial roads in Central Mumbai that lead to Bandra--LJ Road, Gokhale Road and Cadell Road--have reported nearly 40% drop in vehicular traffic.

BEST buses on sea link?
MEPL managing director Jayant Mhaiskar feels that one way to increase revenue is to introduce BEST buses on the sea link. He said that the issue was being discussed between MSRDC and BEST officials. "BEST can buy a monthly pass at Rs5,000 per bus. This is not a costly affair at all," MSRDC chief engineer Sharad Sabnis said. However, Uttam Khobragade, general manager, BEST said there was no such plan. "There are no talks with MSRDC at the moment," said Khobragade.

CCTV still offline
Though all the six close circuit television cameras (CCTV) are now functional on the sea link, they are curiously not being used for traffic control. "We are getting updates on wind speed, temperature, humidity as well as rainfall through this system. The traffic cops have decided to link this system with their main control room at Worli through some sort of a wireless system. However, it is still unclear how they will connect both," a senior MSRDC official said.

Need to curb free loaders
W hen DNA spoke to workers at the toll plaza, it found that some free loaders were using the sea link without paying any toll. "One smart-looking lady in a car and told me she just did not have any cash with her. Since there was a lot of traffic behind her, I had to let her go for free," said a toll collector. Another collector said that a gentleman flashed a credit card as a smart card. "He said that it was his pass." Jayant Mhaiskar, MEPL, however said such cases were rare.