Bandra Worli sea link - Bandra Worli sea link is still a cheaper option even after paying toll
Car owners believe the amount of fuel saved makes BWSL a cheaper alternative to Mahim Causeway.The Rs 50 toll came into effect from Monday, but city motorists continue to remain enthusiastic about the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Many say that it is still cheaper to use the sea link than take the Mahim Causeway, the only other route to south Mumbai.
Actually the travel from Bandra to Worli on the Mahim Causeway in your car , you waste an hour’s time and two litres petrol worth Rs 97. This includes the time and fuel spent while idling at traffic signals. If you take the sea link, you pay only Rs 50 and I reach Worli in eight to 10 minutes. You save time and a lot of fuel and this is significant, with the recent increase in fuel prices.
While the Mahim Causeway route has 23 traffic signals between the Bandra-Worli stretch, the sea link has only four. During peak hours, a return journey via the Mahim Causeway will cost a car owener two hours and Rs 194 for four litres of petrol. On the other hand, a return journey on the sea link takes only 20 minutes. Adding the cost of a two-way toll (Rs 75) and one litre petrol (Rs 47.50), it comes up to only Rs 122.50. A car owner stills saves Rs 71.50.
Travel time from Bandra to Worli on the Mahim Causeway route takes approximately 45 minutes during morning peak hours, and an hour in the evening, with vehicles crawling at an average speed of 20 kmph.
With BWSL, a motorist will save the time and fuel he spends idling in traffic jams and signals. A smart driver will drive the car at an optimum speed of 40-50 kmph on BWSL, switch off the engine while waiting at the signal and save fuel.
Well in the first five days when BWSL was toll free, the bridge saw a daily turnout of around one lakh motorists. However, after the toll came into effect, the traffic situation on the bridge, on the Western Express Highway and on Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan road improved tremendously.
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