Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today re-invited bids from civil construction companies to build three iconic bridges for Mumbai Metro’s Line-2B (Yellow Line) which connect DN Nagar with Mandale near Chembur.
The 3 “iconic” bridges on this 23.6 km elevated line were designed by Designfakt India Pvt. Ltd. and will be constructed at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)’s entry, Vakola Nalla Crossing, and Mithi River Crossing.
This is the second time bids have been invited for this package. In the first round (initiated in September ’19) which got canceled earlier this year, HCC – J Kumar Infraprojects JV had placed the lowest bid of Rs. 231.55 crore which was 27.80% higher than MMRDA’s estimate of Rs. 181.04 crore.
The designs of all 3 cable-stayed bridges were unveiled in July 2019 by Maharashtra’s then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and represent sky (akash), shunya (zero) and swords.
Besides being aesthetically pleasing and creating mini landmarks for the city, these bridges will help to preserve mangroves underneath some of their decks which otherwise would have been deforested if a regular viaduct was built.
Besides being aesthetically pleasing and creating mini landmarks for the city, these bridges will help to preserve mangroves underneath some of their decks which otherwise would have been deforested if a regular viaduct was built. Besides being aesthetically pleasing and creating mini landmarks for the city, these bridges will help to preserve mangroves underneath some of their decks which otherwise would have been deforested if a regular viaduct was built. Besides being aesthetically pleasing and creating mini landmarks for the city, these bridges will help to preserve mangroves underneath some of their decks which otherwise would have been deforested if a regular viaduct was built. Besides being aesthetically pleasing and creating mini landmarks for the city, these bridges will help to preserve mangroves underneath some of their decks