3. the route project of the railway that will cross the bridge is not completed

1. The route project of the railway that will cross the bridge has not been completed: Transport, Maritime and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım said, “The Kurtköy-Akyazı section of the Northern Marmara Motorway Project was awarded to the Limak-Cengiz Joint Venture Group, and the Kınalı-Odayeri section was won by the Kolin Construction-Kalyon-Hasen Joint Venture Group.

Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım said, "Limak-Cengiz Joint Venture Group won the Kurtköy-Akyazı section of the Northern Marmara Motorway Project, and the Kolin Construction-Kalyon-Hasen Joint Venture Group won the Kınalı-Odayeri section." said.

Minister Yıldırım, at the press conference held at the General Directorate of Highways, stated that the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, which is about to be completed, that the 95-kilometer highway ends in Kurtköy on the Anatolian side, and the continuation of the road from Kurtköy to Akyazı is 169 kilometers north of İzmit.

Explaining that the construction tender was carried out by KGM with the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, Minister Yıldırım said, “As a result of a very meticulous work, bidding documents of nearly 160 thousand pages were finalized in 12 days. 169 offers received for the 8-kilometer section. " he spoke.

The winner of the partnership 6 9 year 12 XVIII day Limak-Cengiz Joint Venture Group announced that the Lightning, said:

“If you deduct the construction period of 3 years from now, the road will be transferred to KGM at the end of an operation period of 4 years and 3 months, close to 9 years. Such a large project to be done in this way at a cost actually demonstrates the power of Turkey. "

Yildirim, the realization of this project will set the loans for the initiative groups stating their own, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the proposal of the letter of intentions noted.

Stating that the section in question is 169 kilometers in total, starting from Kurtköy and ending in Akyazı, Yıldırım stated that there will be 2 × 4, that is, 4 lanes departure, 4 lanes arrival.

The total investment amount of 4,5 billion pounds transfers Yildirim, the investment period is planned as approximately 3 years, he said.

Reminding that the project was built from Kurtköy, which is the continuation of the project, to the airport and will be opened on August 26, Yıldırım emphasized that it is 95 kilometers including Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, and that it exceeds 200 kilometers with accession roads.

Stating that there is another 88-kilometer section to connect the airport to Kınalı, Edirne asphalt and TEM Highway, Minister Yıldırım said:

“The tender of that department was made simultaneously with the BOT model. 8 offers came here. Kolin-Kalyon-Hasen Joint Venture Group is the group that gives the lowest operating period including the construction period. The proposed operating period is 7 years 9 months 12 days. When you remove the construction period of approximately 3 years from here, it will remain for 4 years 9 months and 12 days. Firms earning the expropriation value in both segments will contribute 500 million lira. The rest will be covered by the KGM budget. ”

Yildirim said that the total investment cost of this place will be 2,7 billion liras.

“The 250-kilometer road will be built with 4 departures, 4 arrivals, 8 lanes, two of which will be added together. The total cost is approximately 7 billion liras. This fuel is realized within 3 years without using resources from the general budget of KGM. It's both the economy and employment and do not take into account contributions made to the development of Turkey's infrastructure. We consider them to where they came from Turkey, where, it realized what it means stability and confidence in this tender open and clearly reveals. Long term Turkey is the best time to invest in the future once again we are treated to this tender. "

Yıldırım also gave the following information about the tolls of roads:

“The total toll for the 88-kilometer section between Kınalı and the airport will be 10,5 lira plus VAT in today's exchange rates. On the Asian side, from Kurtköy to Akyazı, 169 kilometers will be 19 lira plus VAT. If we consider it as a whole, that is, users will pay 52 lira plus VAT from Kurtköy to Akyazı, by entering from Kınalı, passing the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. The traffic guarantee on these routes varies between 75 thousand and 125 thousand. A little more in places with heavy traffic, less in places with less traffic. The distance from Kurtköy to the 3rd Airport is approximately 90 kilometers, which is anticipated as 25 TL plus VAT. "

Minister Yıldırım, 1 billion pounds, including the expropriation, about 8 billion pounds will be invested, about 4 years of operation at the end of the state will be transferred to the state, the result of the tender said no participants.

On the question of the tender for the railway line that will pass over the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, Minister Yıldırım said that the infrastructure for the railway crossing on the bridge is over, but the railway route project has not yet been completed in the European and Asian parts of the bridge.

After the end of the projects in question to explain the construction of Lightning, the opening of the bridge will take place, but the train management said there will be.

Minister Binali Yildirim added that due to the high costs of railway projects with slopes and bends, a very rigorous work is underway.