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IN PHOTOS: Final touches at SCLR cable-stayed bridge in Mumbai as it nears completion

Updated On: 05 August, 2025 05:58 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The work of the iconic cable-stayed flyover bridge on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai, part of the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) extension, is complete, officials had said last month. Pics/Satej Shinde

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The structure is South Asia’s first cable-stayed bridge with a 100m horizontal curve. Pics/Satej Shinde
The structure is South Asia’s first cable-stayed bridge with a 100m horizontal curve. Pics/Satej Shinde
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It has a 215-metre-long orthotropic steel deck, rising 25 metres above ground, flying over the busy Western Express Highway

It has a 215-metre-long orthotropic steel deck, rising 25 metres above ground, flying over the busy Western Express Highway

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The varying width between 10.5m and 17.2m can accommodate a two-lane carriageway

The varying width between 10.5m and 17.2m can accommodate a two-lane carriageway

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A Y-shaped central pylon has been designed to eliminate mid-span supports and protect vital infrastructure beneath -- including Mumbai Metro Line-3 and underground utilities

A Y-shaped central pylon has been designed to eliminate mid-span supports and protect vital infrastructure beneath -- including Mumbai Metro Line-3 and underground utilities

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According to the MMRDA the bridge will provide uninterrupted connectivity from Kurla to the airport and significantly reduce congestion at Vakola, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), and Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Marg

According to the MMRDA the bridge will provide uninterrupted connectivity from Kurla to the airport and significantly reduce congestion at Vakola, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), and Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Marg

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It will also cut travel time and fuel consumption and enhance east-west mobility via major corridors such as Santacruz-Chembur Link Road, Eastern Express Highway, and the Western Express Highway, MMRDA had earlier said

It will also cut travel time and fuel consumption and enhance east-west mobility via major corridors such as Santacruz-Chembur Link Road, Eastern Express Highway, and the Western Express Highway, MMRDA had earlier said

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