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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailolu stated that the ordeal of the ferry queue which lasted for kilometers and hours during the holidays ended with the Osmangazi and 1915 anakkale Bridges and said A record was broken with 80 thousand 624 vehicle passes. From the 1915 anakkale Bridge it was determined that 14275 vehicles were using the bridge on July 8 he said.Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailolu made a written statement about Osmangazi Bridge and 1915 anakkale Bridge. Karaismaiolu stated that they have implemented projects that add value to Turkey one by one and pointed out that these projects include the 1915 anakkale Bridge and Osmangazi Bridges.Expressing that the Istanbul-Izmir Highway covers a total of 426 kilometers including 384 kilometers of highway and 42 kilometers of connection roads Karaismailolu stated that the route was shortened by 100 kilometers and the Istanbul-Izmir transportation which was 8.5 hours decreased to 3.5 hours. Karaismailolu pointed out that if the Istanbul-zmir Highway had not been built the travel time would have increased up to 13 hours on busy days.6 MINUTES TO CROSS THE GULF AND OSMANGAZI BRIDGEEmphasizing that the Osmangazi Bridge constitutes the most important part of the Istanbul-Izmir Highway that connects Istanbul to the Aegean Karaismailolu reminded that the bridge was completed and put into service on July 1 2016. Karaismailolu said It took one and a half hours to cross the Gulf by car using the existing road and 45 to 60 minutes by ferry. On busy days the waiting time was hours. Now with the Osmangazi Bridge the gulf can be crossed in 6 minutes.HOURS TIME FERRY QUEUE ENDEDKaraismailolu pointed out that significant time savings were achieved and said The ferry line which lasted for hours especially during the holiday seasons ended with the Osmangazi Bridge. If Osmangazi Bridge had not been built the ferries would have reached a level that could not serve due to the increasing number of vehicles and increasing traffic. Our citizens would be condemned to wait for kilometers and hours he said.Noting that the guarantee coverage rate of Osmangazi Bridge which was used by 43301 vehicles on July 4 was 108 percent Minister of Transport Karaismailolu said The guarantee coverage rate was 109 percent with 43 thousand 492 vehicles passing on July 5 and 49 thousand 453 vehicles on July 6. The guarantee coverage ratio was 124 percent. On July 7 64296 vehicles crossed the Osmangazi Bridge. The guarantee coverage ratio also rose to 161 percent. On the eve of Friday July 8 there was a significant increase in vehicle mobility. It was determined that a total of 80 thousand 624 vehicles used the bridge. The guarantee coverage ratio increased to 202 percent. In the last 6 months an average of 46 thousand vehicles used the Osmangazi Bridge. We continue to bring the projects it deserves to our nation with our planned investments.14.275 VEHICLES USED THE ANAKKALE BRIDGE ON EVENING DAYReferring to the 1915 anakkale Bridge in his statement Karaismailolu said 1915 anakkale Bridge Within the scope of the 101-kilometer-long Malkara-anakkale Highway it provides the passage of the Dardanelles between Gallipoli and Lapseki. The 1915 anakkale Bridge is the most important crossing point of the Knal-Tekirda-anakkale-Savatepe Highway which will enable the completion of the Marmara Highway Ring. 1915 anakkale Bridge was one of the most exceptional and prestige projects implemented by our Ministry. As the project of bests firsts and records it has become one of the landmarks of our country. With the 1915 anakkale Bridge which provides uninterrupted highway connection for the first time in history the strait crossing time has been reduced to 6 minutes. During the holidays we saw similar scenes in the gulf in anakkale. The ferry ordeal that lasted for hours ended with the 1915 anakkale Bridge. While 7 thousand 31 vehicles crossed the anakkale Bridge on July 4 14 thousand 275 vehicles used the bridge on July 8. This project which adds added value to our country will achieve the guarantee coverage rates just like the Osmangazi Bridge.
