The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure made a written statement regarding the works in the earthquake zone. It was stated that the guesthouses, construction sites and administrative buildings of the institutions affiliated to the Ministry were opened for the use of earthquake victims, and container and tent support was also provided to the region. It was emphasized that the mobile phone lines of the citizens in the earthquake area, which were closed due to debt, were opened and free calls and internet were defined to their lines. In the statement, it was stated that the General Directorate of Highways continues to work in the field with 3 thousand 750 personnel and 2 vehicle equipment. provided. We do not have a route that is closed to traffic due to the earthquake," it said.
ANTAKYA – REYHANLI ROAD OPENED TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
In the statement, which stated that the inspection works at 99 Highway Inspection Stations were temporarily suspended, the following information was given about the works on the damaged roads;
“In the first 24 hours after the earthquake, the road and viaducts between Tarsus - Adana - Gaziantep Motorway Garden Junction and Gaziantep West Junction were temporarily repaired and the road was opened to traffic. Kahramanmaraş-Göksun-6. As damage to the road superstructure has been detected in the right tube of the 2-meter Mehmet Akif Inan Tunnel in the direction of Göksun, one of the tunnels on the Regional Border Road route, traffic is controlled from the left tube for safety purposes. The damage in the 515-meter Aşık Mahsuni Şerif Tunnel is repaired, and transportation is provided from both tubes in a controlled manner. Rocks falling on the highway on Osmaniye – Gaziantep Provincial Border – Kilis State Road Junction – Nurdağı-Gaziantep Road were removed. While damage is detected in certain parts of the Hatay – Nurdağı Road, transportation is provided in a controlled manner. On the Hassa-Kırıkhan State Highway Junction – Reyhanlı – Cilvegözü Border Gate Road, traffic is provided from the section on the left of the divided road. The route was opened to light vehicle traffic with the works carried out after the damage to the Antakya - Reyhanlı Road, which was damaged as of yesterday, and the Hittite Bridges on the route. The heavy vehicle traffic between Hatay and Reyhanlı is provided by the alternative service road over the Demirköprü Mahallesi route, which is one of the certain parts of the road. Damages on Hatay Airport Road were also repaired and opened to traffic.”
2 TONS OF HUMANITARIAN AID DELIVERED TO THE EARTHQUAKE REGION
Underlining that humanitarian aid and evacuation flights to airports affected by the earthquake are ensured to be carried out in a safe and multi-coordinated manner, the statement said, “We have 174 Air Traffic Controller and Aviation Information Management Specialist personnel and 66 personnel in electronic services in order to ensure uninterrupted air traffic control services at the airports in our provinces affected by the disaster. is on duty. 4 mobile towers, 32 Air Traffic Controllers and 8 Aviation Information Management experts were quickly dispatched to the region. On the one hand, the necessary studies are carried out meticulously for the continuation of the operations without interruption, and on the other hand, 156 engineers and technical personnel have been sent to the region for the detection and repair of the damages.
In the statement, it was stated that Adana, Şanlıurfa GAP, Diyarbakır, Kahramanmaraş and Gaziantep Airports are open to all flights, primarily humanitarian aid flights, and it was pointed out that Hatay, Malatya and Adıyaman Airports only serve humanitarian aid, ambulance and military flights. In the statement, it was reported that a total of 4 flight traffic was carried out at the airports of the Earthquake Region, and a total of 932 earthquake victims were transferred to other provinces with evacuation flights, while 205 tons of humanitarian aid materials were delivered to the airports in the earthquake region.
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