Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ahmet Arslan, regarding the construction of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, said, “We have finished the tests of the towers. The height of each tower is 318 meters. In addition, with a height of 333 meters, we will have a record not only in height, but also in tower height. Unlike most bridges of the world, we will make two separate bridges with 46 meters of bastion width and we will connect these two bridges with 9-meter connection entrances. ” said.
Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ahmet Arslan, regarding the construction of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, said, “We have finished the tests of the towers. The height of each tower is 318 meters. In addition, with a height of 333 meters, we will have a record not only in height, but also in tower height. Unlike most bridges of the world, we will make two separate bridges with 46 meters of bastion width and we will connect these two bridges with 9-meter connection entrances. ” said.
In his speech at the "1915 Çanakkale Bridge and Malkara-Çanakkale Motorway Tower Foundation Concrete and Tower Pile Peaking Ceremony", which was held with the participation of Arslan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, While in between, he said that Mehmetçi wrote an epic in Afrin.
Reminding that the foundation of the project was laid on March 18 last year, Arslan said:
“I would like to express with pleasure that we have prepared 1/5000 scale final implementation projects from 1/1000 scale preliminary projects in a one-year period, have completed the plans for expropriation and completed our studies on tests. As of today, we have excavated 66 thousand cubic meters in the pools where we will manufacture 320 thousand tons of caisson concrete that will come under the towers. As of today, I hope we will have laid their foundations with your auspicious hands. In the meantime, we did one more thing. In the area where the feet of both towers of the bridge will sit, we excavate 108 thousand cubic meters, as well as piles where there are caisson blocks where these feet sit. As of today, we are starting to drive these piles. ”
“Pile driving will be completed in a short time”
Arslan, stating that piling operations will be completed in a short time, "Hopefully we will transfer the caisson concrete blocks that we have produced by tapping these piles here and thus, we will have started the manufacturing of the bridge." used the expression.
Arslan pointed out that all tests have been completed, said:
“We have finished the tests of the towers. The height of each tower is 318 meters. In addition, with a height of 333 meters, we will have a record not only in height, but also in tower height. Unlike most bridges of the world, we will make two separate bridges with 46 meters of bastion width and we will connect these two bridges with 9-meter connection entrances. I hope the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge will be a first, not only with its size but also with its technical features. I hope my Lord can do this work without accident. ”
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