The 93-kilometer section of Aydın Denizli Highway, one of Turkey's most important highway projects, will be put into service in the 100th anniversary of the Republic. Aydın Denizli Highway is an important part of the uninterrupted highway network that starts from Kapıkule and reaches the Mediterranean Sea by traversing the Marmara and Aegean Regions via Istanbul.
The total length of the highway is 163 kilometers. 68 kilometers of it is located within the borders of Denizli and 95 kilometers of Aydın. The highway, which was implemented with the Build-Operate-Transfer method, will connect the Aegean's leading industrial, commercial and tourism centers, Denizli and Aydın.
With the completion of the Aydın-Denizli Highway, the travel time on the current route will be reduced from 2 hours and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Thus, a total of 1,9 billion liras will be saved annually, 500 billion liras from time and 2,4 million liras from fuel. Carbon emissions will also be reduced by 61 thousand tons.
Within the scope of the highway, 94 bridges, 19 viaducts, 79 underpasses and 573 culverts will be built. The 62-kilometer section of the highway, where 55 million cubic meters of excavation and 93 million cubic meters of filling has been carried out so far, located within the borders of Aydın, will be put into service on October 29, 2023. It is aimed that the entire project will be put into service in 2024.
Aydın-Denizli Highway will make significant contributions to the economic and social development of the region. The highway will increase trade and tourism, encouraging employment and investment in the region. In addition, along with the highway, the transportation infrastructure of the region will be modernized and traffic safety will increase.
Aydın-Denizli Highway Route
Aydın-Denizli Motorway Project has a total length of 163 km, of which 140 km (2 km with 3×23 lanes) is a highway and 163 km is a connection road.
Aydın-Denizli Highway starts from the existing Aydın Ring Road Highway Junction, reaches Yenipazar via Dalama, and reaches the south of Kuyucak District from the south of the Büyük Menderes River, from the north of the Hamidiye and Yazırlı campuses. Passing the D585 (Aydın-Denizli) Ayr.-Karacasu State Highway, the Highway continues parallel to the D320 Aydın-Denizli State Highway from the north of Karapınar and south of the Azizabat and Yamalak campuses. Continuing from the south of Sarayköy, the Highway passes to the north of the D320 State Highway in Kumkısık locality. From here, the Highway surrounding Denizli Province continues in the direction of Çeltikçi-Korucuk-Kocadere and ends at Kocabaş.
The Aydın-Denizli Highway not only connects city centers such as Aydın and Denizli, but also facilitates access to important tourism centers such as Pamukkale and Ephesus Ancient City. With the highway, uninterrupted, high-speed, safe and comfortable transportation will be provided to the tourism, agriculture and trade regions in the Aegean Region.