The decision to demolish the bridge next to the historic bridge

The decision to demolish the bridge next to the historical bridge: The Regional Directorate of State Hydraulic Works decided to demolish the transportation bridge built for the HEPP next to the historical bridge from the Ottoman Empire in Artvin on the grounds that it was illegal. In the decision, it was stated that the illegal bridge also narrowed the stream bed.
The Orchi Creek Arch Bridge, which dates from the Ottoman period on the Ortacalar road of Arhavi district of Artvin, was registered and protected by the Ministry of Culture in 1990. In 1995, when the two eyes of the bridge were destroyed due to neglect, the people of the region applied to the General Directorate of Highways for restoration. Regional Directorate of Highways said that the bridge could be restored in the coming years due to lack of budget and left the historical bridge to its fate.
In 2012, the Kavak HEPP project was started by MNG. In order to facilitate the transportation of the project, Ermiş Construction started to construct an 65 meter runaway bridge 15 meters away from the historical bridge. Thereupon, the only remaining eye of Orçi Creek Kemer Bridge remained unprotected.
'BRING THE STREAM BED TO THE ISKE'
Local people to stop the construction of illegal bridges State Water Works 26. He applied to the Regional Directorate. DSN 26 reviewing the application. Regional Directorate, the bridge has been made illegal detection of the bridge to the destruction of the company sent a letter. 31 March 2014 in the letter sent to the company, 'Orçi creek bridge built by narrowing the safe bed section may cause possible feyezan loss of life and property. Before the construction of the existing bridge without removing the opinion of the regional directorate should be removed from the river bed to be restored 'statement was used. When the company did not take into consideration the demolition decision, the construction of illegal bridges continued, DSI regional directorate sent a letter to the firm and asked for the demolition of the illegal bridge.

FORWARD REPAIR
The people of the region, who wanted the historical bridge to be restored and taken under protection as soon as the demolition process accelerated as a result of the change of the stream bed, applied to the Trabzon Cultural Heritage Preservation Regional Board and the General Directorate of Highways. The General Directorate of Highways, which examined the restoration request, announced to the people of the region that the historical bridge, whose two eyes were destroyed, will be added to the investment plan to be repaired in the coming years. Arhavi Nature Protection Platform member Hasan Sıtkı Özkazanç, who argued that the illegal bridge damaged both the historical bridge and the Orçi stream, continued his words as follows: `` We, the people of Artvin, want the construction of the HEPP that is planned to be built in the city and damaged our water resources. We filed a lawsuit to cancel the HEPP. We want the inner-city HEPP construction to be stopped until the HEPP cancellation case is concluded. In addition, we want the illegal bridge that provides access to the HEPP and damages the stream bed to be demolished as soon as possible and the historical Kemer Bridge to be restored.