Spectrum Consultants wins ₹507-cr bridge contracts

Planned to synchronize with BMC's coastal road project, the civic body has awarded the contracts for construction of two road over bridges to Spectrum Consultants at an investment of ₹507 crore. One ROB will be constructed on the southern side of the station and will be cable-stayed, like the Bandra-Worli Sea Link running from Keshavrao Khade Marg, near New Shirin Theatre, and lead to Racecourse Road, providing connectivity to Haji Ali Junction. The other will be on the northern side, to the right of Saat Rasta linking Lower E Moses Road (Dhobi Ghat) with Upper E Moses Road, and run along the station, leading to Worli Naka. While the former will allow 2,500 vehicles to ply every hour, the second one will have an hourly carrying capacity of 3,500 vehicles. Work on the projects will begin shortly and the completion deadline is 2022. The proposed ROBs will reduce travel time for people who want to go from Saat Rasta to Worli Naka and Haji Ali intersection. Currently, to reach Worli Naka from Saat Rasta, one has to use the Mahalaxmi Bridge and then turn right. The ROBs will provide a direct connection as there is currently an intersection at Haji Ali for the coastal road project's east-west connectivity. People heading to the town – Byculla, Bhendi Bazaar or South Mumbai – will take the coastal road and land at the Haji Ali Juice Centre junction, and from there they will take the new cable-stayed bridge, which will go over the railway tracks and culminate at New Shirin Theatre, said an official spokesperson.