COWI has secured a contract to design a section of the planned Mumbai Trans Harbour Link bridge in India.

The 22.8km-long sea-crossing bridge will connect South Mumbai with Navi Mumbai traversing through Sewri mudflats, Pir Pau Jetty and Thane Creek channels. It is expected to reduce travel time by an hour.

Owned by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the link will also offer connectivity to Nhava Sheva Port, Mumbai-Goa Highway, Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport.

During the last two years, COWI provided the tender design for a contractor joint venture comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and IHI. Last year, this consortium secured the design-build contract for package 1 of the project.

COWI will perform the design works for the 10km-long package 1 of the link.

“The company plans to deploy a combined team from its offices at Gurgaon in India, Copenhagen and London to carry out the task.”

The company plans to deploy a combined team from its offices at Gurgaon in India, Copenhagen and London to carry out the task.

COWI Bridges senior vice-president Henrik Andersen said: “We have worked with design of bridges in India for a number of years and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link has been on the agenda for some time as one of the largest bridge projects in India.”

The contract for package 2, involving the construction of the Navi Mumbai side of sea bridge, was awarded to a consortium of Daweoo and Tata Projects, while the package 3 contract was secured by L&T and includes building the bridge portion on land towards Chirle.

With all the contracts now awarded, the construction of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link is expected to begin later this year and conclude within 4.5 years.