The first Metro viaduct in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), which will pass over a water body, has been completed. The last span of the 550-metre-long Kasheli Creek Metro viaduct was erected on Sunday as part of the Phase I of Mumbai Metro Line 5, connecting Thane to Kalyan via Bhiwandi. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is the project implementing authority of Metro Line 5.
The Kasheli Creek bridge — first to be 15 m above a water body — comprises 13 spans, including nine on water, with each span being 42.23m in length; and 15 segments. The spans were erected with the help of launching girders in 123 days i.e around four months.
