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Adil Karaismailoglu Minister of Transport and Infrastructure stated that the construction of the 400-kilometer-long Northern Marmara Motorway will be completed on 21 December. Minister Adil Karaismailoglu who inspected the 1915 Canakkale Bridge construction from the air with a helicopter received information from the authorities at the site about the latest situation in the project. Karaismailoglu who also examined the 318-meter-high tower on the Asian side of the bridge told reporters that the guide ropes are currently being pulled on the bridge then the catwalks will be put into service and the works continue without interruption in the light of the plans.Minister Karaismailoglu stated that 5 thousand people took part in the project 600 of which were engineers and stated that the figures in the investment are the symbolic figures of the world. Karaismailoglu said It will be the tallest steel pedestal bridge in the world with its steel legs 318 meters above the water surface. It will be one of the widest bridges in the world with a span of 2023 meters. In total there is a bridge length of 4 thousand 600 meters. Again within the scope of this project Malkara-anakkale. When completed the journeys of 1.5 hours will be reduced to 6-7 minutes. As in the 1915 anakkale Bridge we have very valuable works in every part of our country he said.Marmara Sea and Marmara Region are processed like gold necklacesMinister Karaismailoglu stated that Asia will be connected to Europe from anakkale with the Northern Marmara Motorway and 1915 anakkale Bridge which completes the Marmara Region with a 400-kilometer axis and said The 400-kilometer Northern Marmara Highway continues. Hopefully this weekend we will complete the 5th part. We will have completed the entire Northern Marmara Motorway with its 6th section on December 21. We opened the Osmangazi Bridge it is working the Istanbul-Izmir Highway is working. These are very valuable projects for our country for the world and projects that can be taught as a lesson that the whole world looks envy with both transportation and engineering .Karaismailoglu who noted that they examined the project on site stated that they were with the employees who worked on the project and gave them morale motivation and strength. Regarding the recent works on the bridge Minister Karaismailolu said The bridge is behind us. Guide ropes are currently being pulled on our 1915 anakkale Bridge. Then the catwalks will come into service When the main ropes are manufactured we will place our decks. He said The works are continuing properly to put our project into operation on 18 March 2022.Noting that the width of the 1915 anakkale Bridge will be 45 meters Karaismailolu emphasized that they are following the progress and developments of the project impatiently on a daily basis and stated that the works continue without interruption in the light of the plans.Minister Karaismailolu who also made an examination by climbing the 318-meter-high tower on the Asian side of the 1915 anakkale Bridge within the scope of his visits to the construction site stated that the Dardanelles Strait was closed to traffic from time to time with hourly restrictions within the scope of the works and continued as followsI hope we will open our project together in front of the world on March 18 2022. These investments are very important. Working and managing these projects is a different value. We also know the value of this. These projects will be exemplary projects for future generations.
