Mumbai Trans Harbour Link: India’s longest sea bridge is special; watch video to know key benefits, unique features

Mumbai Trans Harbour Link: India’s longest sea bridge project, which will connect Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, is nearing completion and is expected to be thrown open by the end of this year. What is the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project & why is it so important?
Building an almost 22 kilometres long bridge with over 16 kilometres over the sea is no easy task. In this week’s episode of TOI Business Bytes, Sanjay Mukherjee, the Commissioner of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) explains how a project of this scale has been built with the best international practices.

Watch the video above to know the key economic benefits of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link or the MTHL project, its unique features, tolling system and future connectivity projects that will bring down travel time from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai International Airport, Pune and even Goa.
According to Sanjay Mukherjee, the parts serviced by the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link are one of the fastest growing in the country. He also expresses confidence that the economic benefits resulting from the congestion-free connectivity provided by Mumbai Trans Harbour Link will increase Maharashtra’s state GDP by at least 5%.
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link has been built for a lifespan of 100 years. Vehicles on the longest sea bridge in India will be able to travel from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai in just 15 to 20 minutes. According to MMRDA, This engineering marvel has been built using state-of-the-art Japanese technology and has been majorly funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
To make sure there are no environmental and navigational challenges in the bay area, orthotropic steel decks have been used. This has a lighter self-weight but stronger structure compared to concrete or composite girders. According to JICA, this has been implemented for the first time in India.