Karaismailoğlu Examined Asphalt Maintenance Works on FSM Bridge

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu noted that they are doing an important work to eliminate the deterioration of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and return it to a more comfortable and safe state.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu examined the asphalt maintenance works on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge on site. Karaismailoğlu, who first got information about the studies, then made statements. Pointing out that the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is one of the most heavily trafficked bridges in the world, Karaismailoğlu said that an average of 240 thousand vehicles travel daily.

Emphasizing that there may be deteriorations in the asphalt on the surface of the bridge, which serves such heavy traffic, Karaismailoğlu said that an important work was carried out at this hour of the night to eliminate the deterioration and return it to a more comfortable and safe state. Karaismailoğlu stated that the work was carried out on the night that connects Saturday to Sunday, when there is no working hour, and said, "We will eliminate this problem and make the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge comfortable and safe, in a way that will cause the least inconvenience to our citizens."

ALL OF OUR WORK IS FOR OUR NATION TO TRAVEL MORE COMFORTABLY.

Noting that there are 4 road crossings in the Bosphorus, Minister of Transport Karaismailoğlu said that the daily average is 240 thousand from Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, 60 thousand from Eurasia Tunnel, 15 thousand from 200 July Martyrs Bridge, 110 from Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. reported that a thousand vehicles passed. Expressing that they carry out routine maintenance work on the asphalt of the bridge, which serves heavy traffic and connects the continents, Karaismailoğlu emphasized that his teammates are making efforts to facilitate the life of the citizens. Karaismailoğlu, “Across Turkey; it doesn't matter east, west, north or south; We have close to 5 thousand colleagues working at our approximately 700 thousand construction sites. All of these works are for the future of our country, for our citizens and our nation to live in better conditions and to travel more comfortably. Together with our devoted work team, we are with them to both give them morale and motivation and to examine their work here.”