The Bandra-Worii Sea Link is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-slressad concrete-steel viaducts on either side that links Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Wcrli in South Mumbai. The bridge is a part of the proposed Western Freeway that will link the Western Suburbs to Nariman Point in Mumbai's main business district. The sea-link reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli during peak hours from 60-90 minutes to 20-30 minutes.

The construction of the bridge's structure presented major engineering challenges. These included the highly variable geotechnical conditions due to the underlying marine geology of the seabed. At times, even plan area of a single pile had a highly uneven foundation bed. Further complications included the presence of a variable inter tidal zone, with parts of the foundation bed exposed in low tide and submerged in high tide.

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