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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralo?lu announced that the Korkuteli-Elmal? Road will be put into service tomorrow. Minister Uralo?lu said, “With the project, we have established the shortest transportation opportunity between Central Anatolia and the Western Mediterranean. The time between Korkuteli and Elmal? has decreased from 46 minutes to 25 minutes.”
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralo?lu announced that the Korkuteli-Elmal? Road, which connects the Korkuteli and Elmal? districts of Antalya to Burdur, Isparta and the inner parts, will be put into service tomorrow. Uralo?lu said, “We are completing 45.7 kilometers of the road between the two important districts of Antalya, which is among the important centers of Turkey in terms of fruit growing and greenhouse activities, and putting it into service in a 4-lane divided road standard.”
Connection of Surrounding Campuses to Divided Road Provided
Minister Uralo?lu, who stated that the 30-meter Öküzgözü-1 and 35-meter Öküzgözü-2 Bridges, 2 different-level intersections, and 15 at-grade intersections were built within the scope of the road, noted that the connection of the surrounding settlements to the divided road was also provided. Uralo?lu also stated that the 3-kilometer Elmal? city passage, which serves as a surface-coated divided road for traffic, will be coated with hot bituminous mixture (BSK) within the year.
Divided Road Comfort Provided
Minister Uralo?lu stated that with the works carried out on Korkuteli-Elmal? Road, they converted the route, which currently serves as a single surface coated road, to BSK coated. He made the following statement: “We have also increased traffic safety by establishing the comfort of a divided road.”
Route Shortened by 21 Minutes
Uralo?lu stated that they established the shortest transportation opportunity between Central Anatolia and Western Mediterranean with the project and continued his words as follows: “A faster and more comfortable trade and transportation corridor has been established from the most important fruit and vegetable production centers of our country to the inner parts. With the completion of the road, travel time on the route has decreased from 46 minutes to 25 minutes. With the Korkuteli-Elmal? Road, a total of 493.5 million liras will be saved annually, including 386.8 million liras in time and 106.7 million liras in fuel, and carbon emissions will be reduced by 6,375 tons.”
