CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD IN MAHIM CREEK (MUMBAI)

The Bandra-Kurla Complex near central Mumbai, India, is being developed as a new growth centre, especially to promote financial and business activities. This paper describes the design and construction of a 3.8km long, 41.0m wide eight-lane road to reduce traffic congestion there and facilitate its further development. The road also provides a direct link between two main roads in Mumbai. It includes two bridges, and 2.4km of its route is through virgin land of marine clay, whose nature is described. The road was designed to carry 4500 lorries per day with laden weights over 3t. The thicknesses of its pavement layers are given, together with tables of comparing calculations and observations of the settlement of various construction materials. The construction procedure was mostly labour-intensive, and had the following features: (1) road construction in three stages, between each of which there should be at least one monsoon season; (2) for about 650m of the road, replacement of slush up to 30cm depth by sand of 30cm depth; (3) provision of a dry UCR masonry bund on both sides of the road; and (4) quality control of the road materials. Settlement was monitored. Stage 2 of road construction was completed by March 1991, but there was considerable road surface damage due to very heavy rain in July 1991, despite precautions taken.

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • SAMEL, H D
  • PATIL, S R
• Publication Date: 1999-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 37-45
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Bridges; Business districts; Calculation; Charts; Clay; Design; Development; Ground settlement; Pavement design; Quality assurance; Road construction; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic relief
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 302: Business district; 6464: Calculation; 6486: Chart; 4177: Clay; 9011: Design (overall design); 9013: Development; 8045: India; 2748: Main road; 3055: Pavement design; 9123: Quality assurance; 3665: Road construction; 5792: Settlement; 631: Traffic relief; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00779158
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 7 1999 12:00AM