tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post7008158236974442716..comments2023-09-05T21:24:28.397+05:30Comments on BombayJules: The Sea Link - Mumbai's greatest ever feat of engineering?BombayJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13832768677477639407noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-13569208592832657702014-05-09T12:42:21.518+05:302014-05-09T12:42:21.518+05:30I have traveled on this road only a few times sinc...I have traveled on this road only a few times since I live nowhere close to either ends but apart from the inefficiencies you mentioned, the sea-link is a pleasure to drive on. (And to really enjoy it, the speed limit needs to be broken :P)<br /><br />But it is pretty sad that all infrastructure projects, including this one, never get completed, forget on time, even within acceptable delays or budget overshoots. But that's the way India functions, doesn't it? Karthik_streetbikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936792951248825366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-54792437982578778362014-04-30T17:50:08.455+05:302014-04-30T17:50:08.455+05:30No Terra...I spent another 20 minutes waiting to g...No Terra...I spent another 20 minutes waiting to go through the toll booth this morning because the middle man could not deal with the cash quick enough!BombayJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832768677477639407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-24751714223912880112014-04-30T17:49:32.356+05:302014-04-30T17:49:32.356+05:30Change can be a bit slow around here...but I do ho...Change can be a bit slow around here...but I do hope so too!BombayJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832768677477639407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-31847752996166139392014-04-30T17:49:05.284+05:302014-04-30T17:49:05.284+05:30Your heart is here! Your heart is here! BombayJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832768677477639407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-31252691549624474132014-04-13T09:07:05.339+05:302014-04-13T09:07:05.339+05:30The bridge / roadway is quite handsome, especially...The bridge / roadway is quite handsome, especially that first photo, and I had heard before about the frustrating aspects of it not being completed. Your description of the toll booths, buying the monthly ticket only on the first day of the month, etc. is almost funny! Not if you have to endure it though.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-82801009432645544882014-04-10T05:14:30.632+05:302014-04-10T05:14:30.632+05:30What a sad situation! The dichotomy shown is trul...What a sad situation! The dichotomy shown is truly tragic. Scary to see the guard having a snooze on his plastic chair instead of watching out for terrorists. Finally, the fellow being contemplative while inhaling the 'parfum de Mahim says it all! <br />Hope that something positive happens soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-66181496875294185082014-04-09T18:15:40.366+05:302014-04-09T18:15:40.366+05:3020+ years since I left Bombay - do not miss the n...20+ years since I left Bombay - do not miss the noise and the pollution, but it is still 'home' :-)<br /><br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-3215111893068373992014-04-08T18:07:10.566+05:302014-04-08T18:07:10.566+05:30I think you're right Brenda...you must have be...I think you're right Brenda...you must have been in the city for a while if you can recount travel through Mahim. I often see the very rich folk in their very big cars speeding across the Sea Link, sometimes barging us out of the way - or worse, the politicians with their security guards who think their lives are under threat if they don't drive at 100 kms per hour!BombayJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832768677477639407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-56829651524513667042014-04-08T18:05:29.167+05:302014-04-08T18:05:29.167+05:30Nothing is ever completed in Mumbai..the whole of ...Nothing is ever completed in Mumbai..the whole of Mumbai is an 'ongoing project'! Nice to hear from you Liz!BombayJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832768677477639407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-7336153544614962802014-04-08T17:56:58.173+05:302014-04-08T17:56:58.173+05:30I am thankful the speed limit on the Sea Link is o...I am thankful the speed limit on the Sea Link is only 50 km/hr :-) As it is, taxi drivers like to speed on that road - I suspect it makes their meter run faster!<br /><br />Before the Sea Link, travel through Mahim was arduous to say the least - and on Wednesdays with the Novena it was almost impossible!<br /><br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6209917895693447861.post-90853163334608568402014-04-07T18:31:45.510+05:302014-04-07T18:31:45.510+05:30Looks impressive, such a shame it's not quite ...Looks impressive, such a shame it's not quite completed!<br />Liz @ Shortbread & GingerShortbread and Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356668729131346750noreply@blogger.com