Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Will Be India’s Longest Sea Bridge! Here’s The Expected Completion Date

The country’s longest sea bridge, currently in construction – the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL) is reported to be ready by the end of 2023. 

As per latest update on the sea bridge, about 80% of the construction work is completed and the complete bridge is targeted to be all set for operations by the end of next year.

The Mumbai Trans Harbor Link bridge, which started building in Apr 2018, will connect Mumbai to its satellite city Navi Mumbai. It will be 22-km long and will cut short the travel time between South Mumbai and Navi Mumbai from the current 2 hours to only 20 minutes.

The construction work on the bridge is known to be going ahead with a fast pace.

Mumbai Trans Harbor Link Bridge to Be Ready By 2023

The Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA, SVR Srinivas has recently, after his review of the MTHL sea-link bridge packages 1, 2, 3 and 4 said that he has directed the construction work to make sure of the work going on Sewri Interchange and erection of Orthotropic Steel Deck progress according to the schedule.

The Maharashtra government body MMRDA tweeted, “The Catch-up Plan Targets to complete & commission MTHL Before the end of next year!” 

Also known as the Sewri Nhava Sheva Harbour Link, the MTHL bridge is a six-lane bridge and is about 16.5 km over the sea and nearly 5.5 km on the long viaduct on land on either side. 

The link has interchanges at Sewri in Central Mumbai, Shivaji Nagar at Mumbai Bay and NH-4 B at Chirle, Navi Mumbai, stated a report.

The bridge will comprise approach sections, interchanges, intelligence transport system (ITS) and the other amenities required for a sea bridge. 

‘The traffic conditions on the stretch will be monitored and managed from the traffic control Centre with the help of CCTV cameras and related facilities installed on the stretch’, added the report.

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency is financing 85% of the seal link project.