5 level crossing in Malatya to be removed

5 level crossings will be removed in Malatya: The 5th Regional Directorate of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) will build 5 level crossings in Malatya.

TCDD 5th Regional Directorate employees distributed brochures at the Air Lodging Level Crossing due to the June 3 International Level Crossing Awareness Day.

Region Manager Uzeyir Ulker, in his speech here, to reduce accidents, drivers must comply with the rules, by specifying that the regulations, level of road traffic accidents most of the road drivers to comply with the rules, rush and careless behavior occurred due to occurred, he said.

Last 10 years Maritime Transport and Communications Ministry and the result of studies carried out in level crossing accidents noted that the decrease of the 89 percent Ulker, Turkey is generally the last 5 year level crossings in 148 accident occurs, they are in has lost its 20 people's lives, he said 113 people were injured.

Stating that in 2011, 3 citizens in Malatya, 3 in Kahramanmaraş, 4 in Elazig and 2 in Diyarbakır died in accidents at level crossings, Ülker said, “5. As the Regional Directorate, we have 373 level crossings. 5 of them have both barriers and watchmen, 83 with flasher, 285 with cross marks. "There were previously 450 level crossings in our region."

Noting that level crossings with a cruising moment exceeding 30 thousand will be built under and overpasses in accordance with the regulation, Ülker said, “This year, we prepared a project for the construction of 5 level crossings in the Air Lodging, Çarmuzu, Sanayi, Karaoğlan and Topsöğüt Quarter. The projects were sent to Ankara for approval. Project studies are continuing to transform 30 level crossings with a cruising moment of over 27 thousand into underpasses and overpasses. 27 of these 16 level crossings are in Malatya ”.