Versova Bandra Sea Link

WSP is delivering the Sea Link project digitally, pushing the BIM envelope while contributing to reach Sustainability Responsibility Goals.

Location

Mumbai - India

Client

MSRDC (Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation)

Project Status

2017-2026

Procurement Model

EPC

The Versova-Bandra Sea Link is a bridge construction project in the city of Mumbai 17 km in length. The new bridge will connect Versova, a neighbourhood in the suburb of Andheri to the Bandra–Worli sea link in Bandra, as part of the coastal road. The 8-lane sea link will reduce congestion on the Western Express Highway and the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, expecting to cut down commute time for Mumbaikars from over 90 minutes to 10 minutes.

The key elements of the bridge structure include one main viaduct, a 300-m long cable-stayed bridge, three balance cantilever bridges and four connectors.

Length

17 km 17 km

Lanes

8 8

Cable-stayed bridge

300 m long 300 m long

Setup & Benefits of Digital Project Delivery

For this project, WSP has committed to deliver Sustainability Responsibility Goals by adopting the Utilitarian Philosophy that essentially translates to “Great Value for Greatest Number”, the Greatest Number stands for the Society by and large. The Digital BIM ecosystem is an integral part of the Sustainability Framework in line with fulfilling the project’s goals of Social, Economic & Environmental Responsibility.

The BIM system includes:

3D Models – LOD 300 BIM models are developed for the Sea link project along with the cable-stayed structure.
4D BIM Simulations – Construction simulations produced leveraging 3D Models with the objective to drive insights for delay analysis – planned vs actual.
5D BIM Simulations – Construction simulations to be produced leveraging 3D models by integrating construction schedules & cost with the objective of driving insights on project progress.
Common Data Environment set up to drive collaboration among all the key stakeholders and cross functional experts and discipline owners.

The benefits derived from the BIM implementation cover multiple facets:

In addition, as the BIM ecosystem captures all the project life cycle information, it will yield for higher accountability, transparency, information symmetry among all the key stakeholders.