The 2,2-kilometer viaduct phase of the project that will connect Buca and Bornova uninterruptedly has been put into service. The first President to pass through the viaduct, which will ease the traffic in the region, with his vehicle. Tunç Soyer it happened. Stating that the works on the tunnel stage of the project, which is planned to be completed in 2025, are progressing rapidly, Mayor Soyer said, “Today is a good day for İzmir, because we have come to the end of the project that we have been working on for a long time with a very serious investment. I wish good luck to Izmir," he said.
The Buca Onat Tunnel, which continues in the second phase of the “Buca Onat Street, Intercity Bus Terminal and Ring Road Connection Road” project, which will connect Buca and Bornova uninterruptedly, continues rapidly. The 2,2 kilometer viaduct phase, which will provide the ring road connection of the tunnel over the bus station, has been completed. Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Özgür Ozan Yılmaz, the viaducts were put into service for the first time. With the opening of the viaducts and underpasses, the vehicle traffic in front of Bornova and the terminal will be relieved.
Soyer: “Today is a good day for Izmir”
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer“Today is a good day for İzmir, because we have come to the end of the project that we have been working on for a long time with a very serious investment. We open the viaducts. When the Buca Onat Tunnel is completed, it will significantly relieve the traffic between Buca Bornova. An investment of 170 million liras was made in the viaducts. If it were to be made with today's figures, it would be an investment of 500 million liras. Aside from its numerical size, the solution it brings is much more important to us. So thank you to all my friends. I wish good luck to Izmir. When we open the tunnel, we will have brought a perfect solution for İzmir.”
The 45-minute journey will be reduced to 10 minutes.
The work of the 7,1 kilometer Buca Onat Tunnel, which is one of the most important stages of the transit road that starts from the Konak Tunnel and ends at the bus station viaducts, continues rapidly. When the tunnel construction, which continues with an investment of 1 billion 400 million liras, is completed, the distance between Konak and Bornova will be reduced to 10 minutes and the city traffic will be greatly relieved. It is planned that other works involving the tunnel and connection roads will be completed in the first half of 2025 and opened to the service of the people of Izmir.
Within the scope of the works, there are three emergency entry points connecting the two tubes. The first pass at the 650th meter in the direction of Buca has been completed. With the project, a citizen coming from the airport will be able to reach the northern parts of the city quickly by using this transit road without entering the city traffic. Passengers coming from the northern region will be able to reach districts such as the airport and Çeşme by coming from the bus station. This will reduce the travel time from 45 minutes to 10 minutes.