Almost a year after the contract for constructing the much-awaited Bandra-Versova Sea Link (BVSL) was signed, work on it finally started on Wednesday. Once completed, the connector is expected to cut down travel time between Bandra and Versova by 45 to 60 minutes. With the piling work for the Bandra connector of the sea link kicking off, the entire project is likely to be completed in the next five years.

Speaking to mid-day, Anilkumar Gaikwad, joint managing director (engineering), Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC), said, "Land piling work for the Bandra connector, which will link the existing road with the BVSL at the reclamation, has started. On Tuesday our team even visited the site and inspected the piling concretisation work."