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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

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

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

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

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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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

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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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

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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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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