Analyzing the Success of the Bandra Worli Sea Link Project

This report analyzes the success of the Bandra Worli Sea Link project, including its planning, execution, and impact on transportation in Mumbai.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
2.0 Evidence of Research...........................................................................................................2
3.0 Development of Discussion.................................................................................................5
4.0 Improvements or Innovation................................................................................................8
5.0 Conclusion............................................................................................................................9
6.0 References..........................................................................................................................10

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1.0 Introduction
The success or failure of a project depends on significant constraints that are
associated with the project from the planning of the project until its execution. These
constraints are identified as the project planning phases, necessary scope of the project,
resources associated with the project, risk management techniques, controlling and
monitoring, communication and the overall management of the project. The success as well
as the failure of the project significantly depends on these factors. This report will deal with
the overall analysis of a successful project that is the Bandra Worli Sea Link project (BOSE
2019).
This project is identified to be successful in terms of significant facts that are
associated with the overall planning of the project until its successful completion. This
project is significantly identified as a success project in accordance to the project
management triangle or the Iron Triangle. This triangle states that there are certain
constraints, which are very important in respect to the success of a project. The further
sections of the report will deal with the overall aspects that will justify the project as a
successful one.
2.0 Evidence of Research
Some of the significant researchers with the stated project depicts this project to be an
engineering marvel as well as architectural wonder too. This bridge is one of its kind present
within the country of India (Othman & Ahmed 2015, p. 730-746). The significant
specifications of the project is depicted as the length of the overall bridge and the
infrastructure of the bridge, which is very unique that it is open sea project. The length of the
bridge is about 5.6 km with eight connecting lanes. The approximate budget that was required

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for the completion of the overall project is Rs. 1600-crore. This bridge connects Bandra and
Worli and is built on the Arabian Sea.
The construction of the bridge accompanied around 2850 workers as well as 150
extremely knowledgeable and skilled engineers that helped in the overall construction of the
project (Wissink 2015, p. 1-11). This project took a total time of approximately 8 years thus
providing a successful bridge that helped the end users to avail this bridge from Bandra to
Worli in just 8 minutes whereas before this took 45 minutes.
This bridge mainly consists of twin concrete continuous box Girder Bridge for the
specified traffic of individual directions. Each individual bridge section except the portion of
the cable strayed is identified to be supported on the piers that are significantly spaced around
50 meters apart. The steel that is required for the construction of the bridge mainly was
provided by the potential organization of Steel Authority of India Limited (O Oliomogbe & J
Smith 2014). The bridge is identified as one of the longest bridge in South East Asia.
The significant success of the project depends on certain factors most likely is the
appropriate planning of the project. The ground study of the project was well analysed by the
skilled and knowledgeable engineers. The requirements of the project was duly identified by
the engineers thus adhering the fact that the project does not gets interrupted while its in
execution.
The next success factor is depicted as the excellence of the construction in respect to
the civil engineering field. The cable-stayed towers that are gracefully structured skywards is
the most innovative technology that has accompanied in respect to the project, thus adhering
the success of the overall project (Chouhan, Parthasarathy & Pattanaik 2017, p. 971-985).
This project intended to upgrade the transportation system of the city and this intention is also
successfully achieved in respect to the project. The project significantly brought a potential

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communication between the significant parts of the city thus decreasing the time as well as
the traffic of the entire city.
The cable stayed section that is used for the construction of the bridge is about 600m
long that mainly possesses 250m cable with supported spans as well as two 50m approach
spans that are depicted go be conventional. The significant smaller cable section is depicted
to be 350m long as well as consists of 2 smaller cable stayed that possess 150m centrally
spanned strings. There are 264 cables attached or associated within the infrastructure of the
overall project.
The overall planning of the project was distributed in the form of five packages that
led to the effective planning of the project thus leading the project to be successful (Rai
2017). These packages are stated below:
Package 1: The first step is associated with the construction of a flyover over the Love Grove
junction at Worli.
Package 2: The second step is associated with the construction of the cloverleaf interchange
in respect to the Mahim Intersection.
Package 3: The third step is associated with the construction of the solid approach road from
the stated interchange to the Toll Plaza.
Package 4: The fourth step is depicted to carry out the construction of the central cable
stayed spans in respect to the northern as well as southern viaducts in respect to Worli until
the Toll Plaza, which is present at the Bandra End.
Package 5: Improvement in the Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road.
The significant phase related with the package 4 is depicted as the large and main
phase of the Bandra Worli Sea Link Project. The technical challenge faced by this phase is

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depicted as the usage of the Cable Stayed Bridge with the include of the viaduct approach
thus extending them from Worli until the Toll Plaza present at the Bandra End. Moreover, the
modern toll plaza construction was also a significant approach that is associated with the
construction of this project.
The primary structure of the overall bridge is depicted to use the two continuous box
Girder Bridge that are made of concrete in regards to the traffic that are moving in particular
directions (Jain, Grafe & Mieg 2015, p. 193-213). The cable-stayed bridge for the
construction of the project is depicted to be the important section associated with the project.
3.0 Development of Discussion
The significant management of the overall project depicts that the project is a
successful one. This implies the budget, the managing committee as well as the overall
workers and engineers associated with the execution of the project (Koenig 2014, p. 126).
This has led the project to be executed within the specified delivery as well as the post
management of the bridge is also so efficient that the project is depicted to be a successful
one.
The overall budget of the project is identified as an approximate value of 1600 crores.
The financing of the budget is stated to be very frequent in respect to the fact that the project
did not faced any interruption in the overall procedure of execution (JUNQUEIRA & PMP
2016). This budget is used for the significant important resources such as the steel, concrete
material, cable stayed components as well as the engineers and the workers that are implied
are skilful as well as knowledgeable. This constraints and the usage of the budget in the
perfect as well as proper manner helped the associated authorities to carry out the project in
an effective way.

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The association of the significant stakeholders in respect to the different parts of the
project is also emphasized as an important factors that helped in the success of the project.
The association of the different government authorities like SAIL and knowledgeable
engineers (associated with the pre planning or designing of the overall project) led the project
to be a successful one. Moreover, the association of the electric supply corporations to
provide a reliable as well as redundant power supply to the project in regards to the overall
execution of the project also helped the construction procedure to be enhanced and amplified
for the successful delivery of the project.
The maintenance of the overall project is depicted to be one of the significant step
associated with the success of the project. The overall toll collection procedure at the bridge
emphasizes on the fact that the project will be maintained on the revenue generated by the
vehicles that uses the bridge for commuting from Bandra to Worli. This project is one of the
significant important project associated in the field of civil engineering as it consists of a
unique planning and development procedure in respect to its design as well as the area in
which it is being constructed (Othman 2014, p.73-84).
This project is also stated to portray the concept of the Intelligent Bridge System with
the help of the effective Toll management system. There are mainly three types of the toll

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stations associated within the project. The first one being the fully automated system that is
online mode of payment is accepted while paying for the toll tax (Tikote et al. 2017). The
second one being the semi-automated system that provides the facility of paying the toll tax
with the use of smart cards. The third variant is depicted as the manual toll collection that
means the mode of cash payment at the tool stations. The usage of the three types of toll
collection procedure make the movement of the traffic within the bridge to be very easy thus
decreasing the time of commuting from one place to another. This feature is identified to be
one of the important characteristic, which makes this project to be a successful one.
The foundation of the bridge includes the 604 large diameter shafts that are quite
capable of adapting to the significant geotechnical conditions, which makes the bridge
reluctant of any natural disaster to a certain extent. The bridge appears to possess a super
structure with some significant spans as well as the horizontal and vertical curves (Sam
2017). The concept of any superstructure within the field of civil engineering lies in the fact
of its foundation. The foundations laid by the project management committee helps the bridge
to be enough strong for any challenges related to the natural disaster in future. This helped
the bridge to be sustainable in terms of the natural disasters thus helping the commuters to be
safe while they are travelling on this bridge. The overall structure for the foundation of the
project is provided in the below stated figure.

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4.0 Improvements or Innovation
The significant improvement that can be made within the project is stated to be the
fact of the improvement in environmental regulation that were not completely adhered while
the project was executed. A relevant survey must be carried out and necessary steps are to be
implied to cope with the necessary environmental regulations that must be adhered by the
project. Moreover, the construction of the bridge may also help to be a tower of surveillance
as it too big. A significant security system may be implied on the bridge that may focus on
the overall parts of the bridge as well as to some extent of the city until the reach is possible.
It may also help in the coastal securities with the help of the high-end security cameras
installed in the bridge. These future scopes may be emphasized for making the significant
project to be enhanced as well as advanced in respect to the management of the overall
construction procedure.
5.0 Conclusion
Thus, the overall report states the significant characteristics of the construction project
that depicts the project to be a successful one. The emphasis of the report on the construction
procedure of the overall bridge is depicted to be the important sector that leads the project to
be a successful one. Moreover, the success of the project lies in the fact of the usage and
satisfaction of the end users and the emphasis of this report helps to identify many factors that
resembles that the users are satisfied with the project. The management as well as the
competent authorities associated with the overall project construction helps the project to be a
successful one. Thus, it can be concluded that the Bandra Worli Sea Link Project is a
successful one in regards to its construction, management as well as meets up the overall
desire of the end user, hence stating it to have a great emphasis on the communication of the
vehicles from one part of the city to the another.

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