sea link

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The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel:-

The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) is the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) Hampton Roads crossing for divided highway 64 and U.S. way 60. It is a four-lane ability comprising bridges, trestles, man-made islands, and tunnels under the chief shipping channels for Hampton Roads bear in mind in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States.

It connects the historic Phoebus locality of the unconstrained conurbation of Hampton come within reach of stronghold Monroe on the Virginia peninsula by way of Willoughby Spit in the municipality of Norfolk in South Hampton Roads, and is portion of the Hampton Roads Beltway.

The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the 3.5-mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for limited-access highway 64. It is comprised of bridge trestles, manmade islands, and tunnels less the chief shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor. It connects the metropolis of Norfolk to the town of Hampton.

"Hampton Roads" is the historic oddball for the five-mile wide, very last ten miles or so of the James river ahead it empties keen on Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay is an ocean estuary, the ease end of which is not quite 15 miles wide, and Hampton Roads is on the order of 15 miles launch the Atlantic Ocean. A figure as of Old tip Comfort to the west end of Willoughby Spit, comes shut up shop to demarking the proclamation somewhere Hampton Roads becomes Chesapeake Bay; and the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel furthermore crosses beloved to to line.

The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) is the 3.5-mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for arterial highway 64. The HRBT and I-64 connects the South Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia coast in the middle of the neck of land cities of Hampton and Newport News. The mass is toll-free and is operated and maintained by the Virginia thing of haulage (VDOT). The HRBT tunnel holds a site as an creation milestone: the world's to start with waterlogged tunnel united to man-made islands.

The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel has two 12-foot-wide lanes all way, on one by one built structures; the original, now westbound, opened on November 1, 1957; and the eastbound constitution opened on June 3, 1976. The HRBT was tolled on or after 1957 awaiting the instant span opened in 1976, and the tolls were far-off on the day so as to the analogous organization opened to traffic.

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Bandra Worli Sea Link photos with Map

Now India is proud on it’s engineering capacity and can standup with powerful country like U.S., Australia, Germany, France etc. Indian financial capital hope full is open and Join the Bandra and western Mumbai with Worli.this pool is 5.6 kilometers (3 miles) long and totally flying on sea with of 8 lane.2 lanes are only reserve for buses. this project of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) and “Hindustan Construction Company” made it wonder. total cost behind this project is 1600 crore rupees (340.43 million US $).this Bridge is 100% cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete viaduct approaches.

Mumbai has the one of the heavy traffic in the world and BMC (Bombay Municipal Corporation) has not good arrangement for divert traffic from Bandra to worli. till date only only one Mahim Causeway is the only way but that is not enough for Mumbaikar traffic. but now people can reach Bandra 2 Worli for only 3-4 minute at 90-100 Kmps speed limit. this bridge writes History in the Indian book.

Map

Opening and Construction video(YouTube)

Bandra-Worli sea link Bridge Features

• automated toll collection system.
• Modern toll plaza of 8 lanes
• instrumentation,information and guidance, emergency support
• 500 meter,Single tower supported long cable-stayed bridge at Bandra Channel and twin tower will support 350 m cable-stayed bridge near Worli Channel for the each carriageway.
• Total 8 lanes and 2 lanes are dedicated to Buses.
• 20 close circuit(CCTV) camera will secure it.

By this project Mumbai can save upto 100 crore rupees($21.28 million U.S.) Vehicle Operating Costs (VOC)

BWSL Opening

on the 30th June, Indian national congress leader Sri Soniya R. Gandhi open Bandra Worlie sea link for public use. before that, previous night beautiful Laser show had been arrange for the Reputation of BWSL.

Controversy

Manner less decision of Maharashtra congress government

As we already know that sea link is open late about 5 long years, but that doesn’t shame matter for India as India begins to start growing. real shame matter of India is latest announcement of Maharashtra Government that this Sea Link will be known as Indian former Prime Minister “Rajiv Gandhi Bandra Worlie Sea Link” .

There is like pattern in Indian that if any big construction is been made Congress is in Government in respected Region then name must be from Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi. what is this ???? . there are many legend are from Maharashtra, from their name Maharashtra and Mumbai known as world wide. name should not be from any political leaders.