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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralo?lu stated that the Eurasia Tunnel has served 151 million vehicles in 8 years and said, "It has saved drivers a total of 261 thousand tons of fuel, 115 thousand tons of exhaust emissions and 211 million hours of time, contributing 2 billion dollars to the country's economy."
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralo?lu made a written statement regarding the Eurasia Tunnel. Reminding that they held the opening of the Eurasia Tunnel on December 20, 2016 with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Minister Uralo?lu said, “The Eurasia Tunnel, which connects the Asian and European sides of Istanbul with a 5-kilometer double-decker submarine highway tunnel, has been serving as a fast, economical, safe, comfortable and environmentally friendly transportation alternative in the Istanbul Bosphorus crossing for 8 years with its high-tech, advanced engineering product holistic project and route connecting the continents.”
151 Million Vehicles Passed Through the Eurasia Tunnel in 8 Years
Minister Uralo?lu, who stated that the Eurasia Tunnel was used 151 million times in total by 8.3 million users in 8 years, said, “In the calculations made by taking the Kozyata??-Bak?rköy corridor into account, it saved its users 211 million hours of time, 261 thousand tons of fuel, 115 thousand tons of emission reduction and 590 million vehicle/kilometer reduction in 8 years, thus contributing 2 billion dollars to the country’s economy.”
“It Shortened Transportation Distances in the Southern Axis of Istanbul by 10 Kilometers”
Minister Uralo?lu, who noted that the Eurasia Tunnel shortened the transportation distances on the southern axis of Istanbul by 10 kilometers, said that the journey between the Asian and European sides was reduced to 5 minutes. Uralo?lu said, “The Eurasia Tunnel provided users with an average of 36 minutes of time gain in the morning and 41 minutes in the evening in 2024. In 2024, 90 percent of the vehicles using the Eurasia Tunnel were cars, 6 percent were minibuses, and 4 percent were motorcycles.”
The Eurasia Tunnel Serves 82 Thousand Vehicle Traffic Daily
Minister Uralo?lu stated that the guaranteed number of vehicles has been exceeded with an average daily traffic of 82 thousand vehicles in the Eurasia Tunnel. Emphasizing that the Eurasia Tunnel is the first highway project carried out with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, where the revenue sharing model has begun to be implemented, Uralo?lu said, “By exceeding the guaranteed traffic levels throughout the last quarter of 2023 and 2024, it has begun to share revenue with the public.”
2 Million Motorcycles Used the Eurasia Tunnel
Minister Uralo?lu, who stated that the daily maximum unit vehicle number in 2024 reached 94 thousand 459 on June 13, 2024, said, “As of May 1, 2022, a total of 2 million 7 thousand 341 motorcycle drivers have passed through the tunnel, where we allowed the use of motorcycles. 25 percent of tunnel users used the Eurasia Tunnel in both directions during daily passages.”
Eurasia Tunnel Produces 322,800 kWh of Energy Annually
Minister Uralo?lu announced that the Eurasia Tunnel's innovative perspective on sustainability included the completion and commissioning of the solar power plant (SPP) with an annual production capacity of 322,880 kWh in the operation and maintenance building and the Asian ventilation and transformer buildings. Uralo?lu said, “The annual production of the SPP, which includes 546 panels, 5 inverters and 280 power optimizers, will meet the electricity needs of the Eurasia Tunnel data centers. In this way, the business will both obtain its energy from clean sources and support the reduction of 210 tons of carbon emissions per year, equivalent to the planting of approximately 3,500 pine trees.”
