Airoli Bridge

Aerial view of Airoli bridge

Official name

Airoli Bridge

Carries

Road Traffic

Crosses

Thane Creek

Locale

Mulund, Mumbai and Airoli,Navi Mumbai

Maintained by

Maharashtra State Road Development

Corporation

Design

Slab and girder bridge

Total length

3,850 meters (12,630 ft)

Longest span

1,030 meters (3,379 ft)

Number of

19 spans of 50 meters c/c. Two end spans of

spans

40 meters each. Two navigational spans

Constructed

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd and project executed

by

by Subodh V. Kamat

Construction

January 1994

begin

Construction

January 1999

end

Toll

Coordinates

INR 30 For Cars. Free For 2 Wheelers.

19.1507N 72.9805E

MSRDC - Project - Airoli Bridge

INTRODUCTION

Airoli bridge is developed to give direct access from

suburbs of Mumbai to Navi Mumbai. This link helped in proper dispersal of traffic and resulted in
considerable savings in travel time and fuel cost. This bridge reduced the travel distance by 9 - 10 km
and
also
relieved
pressure
on
existing
Thane
creek
bridge
and
Kalwa
bridge.
For the first time in the country a road project of such a scale was taken up as toll project and by
raising
resources
from
financial
institutions.
Initially project was commenced by CIDCO in 1994 and MSRDC took over the project in August 1998.
With the concentrated efforts of MSRDC and CIDCO, this vital road link was commissioned in January
1999.

LOCATION
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 near Airoli and meets the intersection of
Eastern
Express
Highway
and
Goregoan
Mulund
link
road
in
Mumbai.
PROJECT
The project consists of 1030 meters length of bridge and about 3 kms of approach roads. The
construction of the bridge was taken up on Turnkey basis with the contractors own design. The work
commenced in January 1994. The project also included construction of minor bridge, underpass, toll
station, landscaping, street lighting etc. The Airoli Bridge incurred a total cost of Rs.160 crores
including interest during construction.

- Vision
Roads are arteries of a nation. Roads and bridges obliterate distance
and connect people while they spur economic progress.
MSRDC

has

been

driven

by

focused

set

of

objectives

as

follows:

To improve and develop integrated transport infrastructure such as roads, expressways,

bridges, flyovers, MRTS, ports, rail projects, airports etc.

To raise resources for the identified projects.

To follow transparent and competitive bidding procedures to ensure quality works at the most
economic cost.

To encourage private sector participation in transport infrastructure.

MSRDC strives hard to deliver exceptional, strategic and integrated infrastructure services to the State of
Maharashtra. MSRDC encourages the use of state of the art construction technology to reduce construction period.
Decentralized decision-making, constructive co-ordination with the private sector, technical support from professional
consultants and FIDIC system of contracts with work-specific amendments provide added advantage to MSRDCs

lean organization structure. MSRDC envisions itself as the nations chosen infrastructure expert and strategic advisor
on transport-infrastructure.

MSRDC - Profile
MSRDC is a corporation established and fully owned by the Government of Maharashtra through a resolution on 9th
July, 1996 and has been incorporated as a limited company under the Companies Act 1956 on 2nd August 1996.
MSRDC mainly deals with the properties and assets comprising movables and immovables including land, road
projects, flyover projects, toll collection rights and works under construction which vested with the State Government
and were under the control of the Public Works Department. These have been subsequently transferred to MSRDC.
Major functions of the Corporation are

To promote and operate - road projects

To plan, investigate, design, construct and manage identified road projects and their area
development

To enter into a contract in respects of the works and any other matters transferred to the
Corporation along with assets and liabilities

To invite tenders, bids, offers and enter into contracts for the purposes of all the activities of
the corporation.

To promote participation of any person or body or association of individuals, whether

incorporated or not, in planning, investigation, designing, construction and management of
transport projects and area development.

To undertake schemes or works, either jointly with other corporate bodies or institutions, or
with Government or local authorities, or on agency basis in furtherance of the purposes for which
the Corporation is established and all matters connected therewith.

To undertake any other project and other activities entrusted by the State Government in
furtherance of the objectives for which the Corporation is established.