Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu pointed out that the Eurasia Tunnel renewed its record, and announced that the record was renewed on Wednesday, November 9, with 71 thousand 110 vehicles. Noting that the motorcycle rider using the tunnel reached 266 thousand, Karaismailoğlu announced that a total of 22 million vehicles passed through the Eurasia Tunnel, which was put into service on December 2016, 94,5.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu made a statement about the Eurasia Tunnel; He noted that the tunnel, which is among the mega projects of the ministry, significantly relieves Istanbul traffic. Karaismailoğlu said, “The Eurasia Tunnel, which is the first and only double-decker highway tunnel that connects the Asian and European continents under the sea, continues to serve as a fast, safe and comfortable alternative to its users at the Bosphorus crossing,” Karaismailoğlu said, lastly on October 27, with 70 thousand 121 vehicles. announced that this record was renewed in the Eurasia Tunnel, which reached the highest figure.
Noting that a new pass record was broken with 9 vehicles passing on Wednesday, November 71, Karaismailoğlu said, "The daily traffic guarantee figure of 110 units of vehicles calculated for 2022 has been exceeded." Pointing out that a total of 70.223 million vehicles have passed through the tunnel, which was put into service on December 22, 2016, Karaismailoğlu underlined that as of May 94,5, the Eurasia Tunnel was also opened to motorcycle users, and a total of 1 thousand motorcycles had passed since that date.
GAIN OVER 86 MINUTES OF TIME
Pointing out that the Eurasia Tunnel, which provided employment for 200 people during its operation period, also saves time and fuel, Minister of Transport Karaismailoğlu said, “The 5 kilometer-long Eurasia Tunnel shortens the transportation distances on the south axis of Istanbul by approximately 10 kilometers, reducing the journey between the Asian and European sides to 5 minutes. Considering the travel times of the Eurasia Tunnel and other Bosphorus crossing alternatives, it provided users with a time saving of more than 86 minutes in the evening traffic in the Kozyatağı - Bakırköy direction. The time saving was 54 minutes per month in the evening hours in the Kozyatağı - Bakırköy direction, while the average was 32 minutes in the morning in the Bakırköy-Kozyatağı direction.
TRAFFIC INCREASED OVER PERCENT PERCENT DURING SALE HOURS
Expressing that the 1 percent discount application between 2022:00 and 00:05, which is valid as of January 00, 50, has started, Karaismailoğlu emphasized that there has been a 111 percent increase in the average traffic during the discounted hours. Underlining that traffic safety is provided at the maximum level in the Eurasia Tunnel, where Intelligent Transportation Systems are used, Karaismailoğlu continued as follows:
“With the instant traffic management made according to the changing traffic conditions in the Eurasia Tunnel, it is ensured that the tunnel capacity is used in the most efficient way. Within the scope of traffic management, the speed of vehicles and traffic density are measured at 17 points in both directions along the route, and the number of open toll booths at the entrances of the tunnel in both directions is regulated according to these averages. Thus, a controlled and fluent traffic application is carried out in which traffic safety can be ensured at the maximum level in the tunnel. With this application, while the tunnel is used at its optimum capacity, it is aimed to reduce the traffic density on the approach roads and to increase the driving safety in the tunnel. Eurasia Tunnel is monitored 400/7 with more than 24 cameras and automatic event detection system, and emergency situations such as malfunctions and accidents are immediately intervened by expert teams. While the response time was 3 minutes on average when the business was first opened, the first response time was further shortened to an average of 1 minute and 41 seconds.”
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