Airoli Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Airoli Bridge
Official Name:Airoli Bridge
Carries:Road Traffic
Crosses:Thane Creek
Locale:Mulund, Mumbai and Airoli, Navi Mumbai
Maint:Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
Design:Slab and girder bridge
Spans:19 spans of 50 meters c/c. Two end spans of 40 meters each. Two navigational spans
Mainspan:1,030 meters (3,379 ft)
Length:3,850 meters (12,630 ft)
Builder:Afcons Infrastructure Ltd company of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and project executed by Subodh V. Kamat
Begin:January 1994
Complete:January 1999
Open:1999
Preceded:Kalwa Bridge
Followed:Vashi Bridge
Toll:40 For Cars. Free For 2 Wheelers.
Coordinates:19.1507°N 72.9805°W deprecated -->
Coordinates:19.1507°N 72.9805°W

The Airoli Bridge is a bridge in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region of India. It was constructed to establish a direct road link between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.[1]

Structure

The Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, company of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, constructed the bridge and the project was executed by S.V. Kamath. The bridge was made from 800 box girders.[2] The 1.03 km bridge marked the development of the Airoli and Thane-Belapur belt. The MSRDC collects tolls on the bridge.[3] The toll rates for small passenger cars is set at ₹40[4] & for Trucks & Buses s set at ₹130.

Geographical significance

A road link connecting Thane–Belapur road and Eastern Express Highway has been established by this bridge. This bridge forms a junction on Thane – Belapur road at Airoli and meets the intersection of Eastern Express Highway and Goregaon–Mulund Link Road in Mumbai. This bridge is the second bridge connecting Mumbai to Navi Mumbai after the Vashi Bridge connecting the township of Vashi to Mankhurd. It is one of the most used bridges in Mumbai connecting Mulund to various business hubs of Navi Mumbai.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of India Jobs 2021 | Sarkari Naukri 2021 - My Sarkari Recruitment Daily Coverage - MSRDC.
  2. Web site: Airoli Bridge Construction in Thane,1999 Afcons Infrastructure Projects . 2022-07-03 . www.shapoorjipallonji.com.
  3. News: Mumbai: Pay nearly 17% more for toll from October 1 . Ateeq . Shaikh . 24 September 2014 . . Mumbai . 15 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Chittaranjan Tembhekar. Sep 25, 2020 . Mumbai: Toll rates to rise from October 1; Rs 40 for cars, Rs 130 for trucks, buses Mumbai News - Times of India . 2022-05-16 . The Times of India . en.