A 46-year plan for a 15-minute ride
The numbers tell the story of the Bandra-Worli Sealink: 2,983 days, 2.57 crore man hours, 3,000 men from 11 countries, a bill of Rs 852 crore, innumerable delays and controversies. And don’t forget the 46 years it took to go from idea to reality.
The story begins in 1963, when US-based planning firm Wilbur Smith, in a report titled Planning of Road System for Mumbai Metropolitan Region recommended a road through the sea from Versova to Nariman Point.
But that report met the same fate as countless other forward-looking documents do — it was kept in cold storage due to the high cost projection.
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The story begins in 1963, when US-based planning firm Wilbur Smith, in a report titled Planning of Road System for Mumbai Metropolitan Region recommended a road through the sea from Versova to Nariman Point.
But that report met the same fate as countless other forward-looking documents do — it was kept in cold storage due to the high cost projection.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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