Adil Karaismailoğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, stated that 17 thousand 75 vehicles passed through the Eurasia Tunnel, which breathes life into Istanbul traffic, on March 865, and that this year's record level was reached, and drew attention to the fact that 102 million 636 thousand vehicles have been using the tunnel since its opening.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu made a written statement about the Eurasia Tunnel. Noting that the Eurasia Tunnel, which relieves Istanbul traffic, provides a fast, safe and comfortable transportation opportunity, Karaismiloğlu stated that the increase in the density of vehicles using the tunnel continues.
Noting that 17 thousand 75 units of vehicles passed through the Eurasia Tunnel on Friday, March 865, the highest passing figure of 2023 was reached, Karaismailoğlu announced that 13 thousand 17 vehicles passed between 353-665 March. Explaining that the tunnel, which was put into service in December 2016, was used by a total of 17 million 2023 thousand vehicles as of March 102, 636, Karaismailoğlu said, “As of May 1, 2022, we have opened the tunnel to the use of motorcycle drivers. During this period, a total of 325 motorcycles passed through the tunnel.”
SAVE BOTH DISTANCE AND TIME
Stating that the Eurasia Tunnel, which reduces the distance between the two continents to 5 kilometers, shortens the transportation distances on the south axis of Istanbul by approximately 10 kilometers, and reduces the journey between the Asian and European sides to 5 minutes, Transport Minister Karaismailoğlu continued as follows:
“As a result of the analysis based on the travel times of the Eurasia Tunnel and other Bosphorus crossing alternatives, the weekday time savings of users in the direction of Kozyatağı - Bakırköy in 2022 were 35 minutes per month in the morning and 45 minutes per month in the evening. In the direction of Bakırköy-Kozyatağı, it was 26 minutes in the morning and 42 minutes in the evening. In addition, the Eurasia Tunnel is monitored 400/7 with more than 24 cameras and an 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, it was reduced to less than 20 minutes thanks to the improvements made in a short period of 2 months, taking into account the 'people first' principle.”
GOAL TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL IN 2022 ACHIEVED
Emphasizing that the responsibility for environmental sustainability also came to the fore in the Eurasia Tunnel, Karaismailoğlu said, “Providing all of its electricity consumption in 2022 from recyclable sources, it received the International Green Energy Certificate (I-REC), thus helping to reduce the carbon footprint caused by electricity needs and increase energy efficiency. Eurasia Tunnel, which was entitled to receive the ISO 14064 Carbon Neutral Certificate by balancing the carbon footprint in its operating activities, reached its goal of becoming a carbon neutral project in 2022.