The steel girder meant for the bow-string arch bridge connecting the Mumbai Coastal Road to the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) arrived in Worli on Thursday. The 136-metre girder weighs 2,000 metric tonnes. It was transported via the Arabian Sea from the Nhava Sheva jetty in Raigad, The Indian Express reported.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), this will claim the title of India’s lengthiest arch bridge, traversing through open sea waters.
How will the girder be fixed?
An official said that the girders arrived in Mumbai around 4 am on Thursday. “At first the barges will be affixed and centered in a particular position using winches to prevent them from drifting away.
