Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer, examined the tunnel and viaduct project that will provide a connection between Buca and Izmir Intercity Bus Terminal without entering the city traffic. Stating that the cost of the project will reach 1 billion liras when it is completed, the Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer“Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has the power to undertake this budget. We will get through this and we will make the people of İzmir breathe. We will have taken a very important step that will greatly alleviate the traffic density,” he said.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerHe examined the tunnel and viaduct project, which will be opened between Buca and Bornova and will ease the traffic of the city. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality General Secretary Dr. Accompanied by Buğra Gökçe, the President Tunç Soyerreceived information about the progress of the project. Stating that the project is one of the solutions to the traffic problem in Izmir, the President Tunç Soyer“It is a giant project with a total cost of around 1 billion liras, with today's figures, when finished. The important thing is that we will create an uninterrupted transportation opportunity from the İzmir entrance, from the ring road to Konak, together with the viaduct and tunnel. It will also greatly ease the traffic flow in the city. The relief of the flow in this region will trigger the relief in other parts of the city and pave the way for it," he said.
We will make people of Izmir breathe
Stating that a great deal of effort was spent on the project, Chairman Soyer said, “It was a project that started earlier but was left unfinished due to the contractor's abandonment. Now, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Department of Transportation is making an intense effort to bring the project to life with great speed. The piers, the upper beams, all this, the 1850-meter section will be finished in 6 months at the latest. We will make the tender for the tunnel in mid-August. Likewise, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality teams continue to work quickly for the section after the tunnel. Step by step, we will walk, but when we finally enter from the ring road, we will open a brand new axis that will connect Buca, Konak and Bornova. Although its budget is very high, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality is strong enough to undertake this budget. We will get through this and we will make the people of İzmir breathe. We will have taken a very important step that will greatly alleviate the congestion in traffic,” he said.
Next is tunnel tender
The Metropolitan is also preparing to go out to tender next month for the completion of the unfinished tunnel construction. Izmir's longest tunnel will be built within the scope of the second phase of the “Buca-Onat Street and Intercity Bus Terminal and Ring Road Connection Road Project”. The length of the deep double tube tunnel will be 2,5 kilometers and it will serve as a total of four lanes, 2 departures and 2 arrivals. The tunnel is 7,5 meters high and 10,6 meters wide.
The bus station will be reached without entering the city traffic
With the tunnel and viaduct project on the 7,4 kilometer route, the districts of Çamlık, Mehtap, İsmetpaşa, Ufuk, Ferahlı, Ulubatlı, Mehmet Akif, Saygı, Atamer, Çınartepe, Merkez, Zafer, Birlik, Koşukavak, Çamkule, Meriç, Yeşilova and Karacaoğlan will be crossed and Bornova. A connection will be provided from Kemalpaşa Street to the Otogar. Vehicles passing through the longest tunnel of İzmir via Homeros Boulevard and Onat Street will be able to reach the Bus Station and the ring road without getting into the heavy traffic of the city. When the giant investment is completed, urban traffic will be relieved, and Homeros Boulevard in Buca will be connected to İzmir Bus Terminal in Işıkkent without entering the city traffic.
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