Special Structure

As the project is in the

centre of the city and
in a crowded area, the
aesthetic appearance
is given the priority.
The central pylon
and cable stayed
rotary is the main
specialty of the
project. The Central
Pylon steel structure
is erected in a
position which is at
40m height and 2.50
m dia. upto 10m and
further 2.0 dia. made
of 30mm thick M.S.
plate. The weight of
the pylon is 110 M.T

KEY
FACTS

Grant Road

Skywalk Mumbai
aesthetic appearance showcasing vibrancy of Mumbai

he Mumbai Skywalk Project is a

series of skyways for pedestrian use in
the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
The skywalks connect Mumbai Suburban
Railway stations or other high-concentration
commercial areas with various heavily
targeted destinations. The purpose of the
skywalks is efficient dispersal of commuters
from congested areas to strategic locations,
such as bus stations, taxi stands, shopping
areas, etc. and vice versa.
The city will be getting a brand new skywalk at
Grant Road. The structure, touted by the
MSRDC as unique in the country, is all set to
represent the latest innovations in
architecture, with a 585 metre long walkway
supported by stress rods suspended from a
central tower, replete with four escalators and
fancy LED lights. However, this state-of-theart skywalk, which officials insist will become
iconic, comes at a cost, and a staggering one at
that. At 50.48 crore, this walkway is the most
expensive in the city. While the bridge design
may be fancy, there is a strong functional
requirement behind its circular shape.

Grant Road Station is a very important part of

the Western Railway line. Substantial number
of pedestrians emerging from railway station
commutes towards Nana Chowk and also
towards Lamington Road. Land use of
surrounding areas is commercial and
residential. Roadside hawkers and vegetables
venders together with movement of taxis and
privet cars and other vehicles make pedestrian
walking a difficult task. Use of footpaths by the
shop owners for displaying their goods further
aggravates the movements of the pedestrians.
In order to avoid obstructing vehicular traffic,
the design team had to create a unique design.
This skywalk showcases the vibrancy of the
city. On west side, the skywalk alignment is
taken along the centre line of the N. Barucha
Road upto Nana Chowk. At Nana Chowk
elliptical rotary is provided to connect the all
roads which are merging in Nana Chowk.
Pedestrians coming from railway FOB will
directly enter in to the skywalk and they will go
to different points for dispersal. On East side,
the skywalk is connected from Railway FOB to
ROB (i.e. Moullana Shaukatali Road).

Client

Architect

Structural Design Consultant

Maharashtra State Road Development

Corporation (MSRDC) Ltd.

S. N. Bhobe &
Associates Pvt. Ltd.

S. N. Bhobe
& Associates Pvt. Ltd.

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Special Structure

S. B. Nage, Chief Engineer, MSRDC

The rotary of skywalk at Nana Chowk, Grant Road is being constructed by
MSRDC, possibly the widest rotary in the country which will serve around 60,000
people per day. We are committed to make it Must Visit destination in
the city of Mumbai

Pedestrians directly go to skywalk from

Railway FOB and come out to ROB (i.e.
Moullana Shaukatali Road).

Rotary - Steel Structure; 40 meters high pylon

of steel structure and 100 mm dia. stress bars of
Macalloy Bars.

taken care of by 16 nos. of bars connected from

pylon to rotary with special fixtures. The total
weight of Macalloy bars is 36.00 MT.

Structural Aspects
As the project is in the centre of the city and in a
crowded area, the aesthetic appearance is
given the priority. The central pylon and cable
stayed rotary is the main specialty of the
project. And with the special lighting system of
LED lighting, this will be a very special
structure which gives special appearance
during the night time.

Rotary
The rotary is elliptical in shape as a single unit
with one axis of 66 meters and the other of 33
meters. It is fabricated in 15 segments and are
to be welded at site after erection. 10 numbers
of temporary stagings have been erected for
erection purpose which will be taken out after
the stress bars are in position.
Central Pylon
Steel structure is erected in a position which is
at 40m height and 2.50 m dia. upto 10m and
further 2.0 dia. made of 30mm thick M.S. plate.
The weight of the pylon is 110 M.T.

Structural Uniqueness
Very sleek concrete piers have been
provided to have easy, smooth vehicular
from all the roads around Nana Chowk.
Special lighting around the Rotary
(Outside) by LED system having different
colours, giving pleasant appearance in the
night. The stress bars also will have special
lighting.
This is situated in a crowded area where
several schools, colleges, Residential and
commercial area are there.
This will be very special structure in South
Mumbai and as a Tourist attraction also.

Macalloy Bars
Special Macalloy bars from United Kingdom
of 100mm dia. are used to support the rotary of
400MT in weight. Tailor made bars have been
procured from UK. The total weight of the
rotary and the traffic moving in the rotary is

Challenges/Complexities
There were number of challenges/difficulties
faced during the execution phase which are as
mentioned below:
Objection from local residents
Objection form shopkeepers in the

Rotary
The foundation consists of seven pilings and
are located in such a way that the traffic
through Nana Chowk is coming from six roads
around is taken care of for smooth traffic. The
piles of 750mm dia. and 600mm dia. have been
used. The substructure consists of 1.00m dia.
RCC Pier with Pier cap of 5.5m X 1.0m. The
clearance from the road is kept as 8.00m to
cater the traffic of fire brigade engines and for
Ganapati Idols in the area. This consists of

Proof Consultant

Contractor & Steel Fabricator

Project Management Consultant

Steel Suppliers

IIT, Mumbai

J. Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.

S. N. Bhobe & Associates

Pvt. Ltd.

Kavita Enterprise; Gandhi Steel

& Champion Enterprise

Steel Tonnage

1720
MT
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Description Details

Total length 585m (70m on East side & 515m

including Rotary portion of 158.00m on West
side of Grant Road Station)

Clear width (Internal) 4.0 m on West side and

3.0m on East side of Grant Road Station

Vertical Clearance 6.5-7.50m. at Sleater Road

and at Nana Chowk 8.00m

Clear Height (Internal) 3.0 m

Foundation Cast in Situ bored 750mm dia. pile

foundation for skywalk and open foundation
for staircases

Sub Structure 1.00m dia. RCC piers and pier

caps. Piers with necessary RCC pier protection
wall and Granite cladding over it. Soffit & Pier
ACP cladding

Super structure Structural steel trusses of the

shape given in the drawing, RCC 150mm thick
deck slab with 20 mm thk. Antiskid cement tile
flooring, 16mmt thk. 4 cell Polycarbonate sheet
roofing with tubular structure. Providing S.S.
Railing.

Structural Steel ISMB 600 with 8 mm thick

stiffener plate provided for girder up to 20.0m
span. Corrugated deck sheet 0.8 mm thick
provided as a shuttering purpose for deck slab
Above 20.0m span Structural Steel Truss
provided with structural steel section ISMC
300, Angle 100X100X12, 10mm thk. Plate with
20mm thick antiskid tile for flooring etc. (Total
steel for span, truss, staircase- 640MT) For
Rotary portion 25mm thk. M.S. Box Girder
with Structural Steel truss. Using section ISMB
200, 250, 300 Angle 100X100X12mm, ISMC
250 etc. (Total Wt of structural Steel 400 MT
for rotary portion only)

For Pylon For Pylon 2.5 m dia. upto 10.00m

of 30mm thick M.S. plate with 60mm thick base
plate, above 10.00m upto 38.80m, 2.0m dia. of
30mm thick M.S. plate. (Total Wt of structural
Steel 110MT) 100mm dia. Stress bars
provided with pylon and Rotary Portion of
skywalk.

Staircase/ Escalators Skywalk on West side

would be provided with staircases and
Escalators

neighborhood
Restricted Road Width (ROW)
Underground utilities such as water pipes,
sewage pipe line, storm water drain,
electric cables, telephone cables, gas pipe
line, tata cables etc. encountered in
foundations
Permission to be obtained from different
departments of Municipal Corporation
Permission to be obtained from Traffic
Police Department for diversion of traffic
during the construction

Primary Frame
The primary frame consists of:
Foundation
Substructure
Software Used For Design & Analysis
The steel rotary portion of skywalk that is
supported on central steel pylon, of 38m
height and connectivity stress bars has been
analyzed using MIDAS Civil Software.

Structural Uniqueness
Very sleek concrete piers have been
provided to have easy, smooth vehicular
from all the roads around Nana Chowk
Special lighting around the rotary
(outside) by LED system having different
colours, giving pleasant appearance in the

night. The stress bars also will have special

lighting
This is situated in a crowded area where
several schools, colleges, residential and
commercial area are there
This will be very special structure in South
Mumbai and as a tourist attraction also
Stay cable rotary has been designed with
steel pylon and stress bars. The perimeter
of rotary is about 160m

Atul Bhobe, Managing Director, S. N. Bhobe & Associates Pvt Ltd

The skywalk is located at central place where six roads meet. The provision is made
to ease the traffic at chowk, and pedestrian traffic coming from railway station will
directly reach at rotary and proceed to cross roads without disturbing vehicular
traffic below. Once completed, this structure is ought to be unique and beautiful
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