Countdown started for Izmit Bay Crossing Bridge

The countdown has begun for the Izmit Bay Crossing Bridge: The 25-meter-long, 35-meter-93-inch wide decks to be put on the bridge in the Izmit Bay Suspension Bridge are being prepared for assembly. The bridge, which consists of 113 decks, is planned to be opened to traffic at the end of May.
While completing the assembly of the decks on the feet on the land in Izmit Bay Suspension Bridge; The 25 meter long and 35 meter 93 cm wide decks to be placed on the suspension bridge are preparing for assembly. The bridge, which consists of 113 decks, is planned to be opened to traffic at the end of May.
Work continues on the Izmit Bay Suspension Bridge, which is the most important part of the 9 km Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Highway Project, which will reduce transportation between Istanbul and Izmir from 3,5 hours to 433 hours. The assembly of the decks on the feet of Izmit Bay Suspension Bridge on the land has been completed. While two decks were mounted to the two towers in the sea, the decks to be mounted on the suspension bridge were loaded on the ship. The 25-meter-long, 35-meter-93-inch wide decks that will be taken from the ship with a floating crane will be mounted on the bridge.
Highways officials stated that the bridge of 2 thousand 682 meters in length is the fourth among the suspension bridges of the world with the middle span of 550 meters and the upper structure such as isolation and asphalt on the suspension bridge, where the bridge consisting of 4 floors is aimed to be completed at the end of March. They reported that the bridge was planned to be opened to traffic at the end of May, with the manufacture and other productions.