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In Manisa, where he made his first provincial visit in the new year, Minister Uraloğlu visited the construction site of the “Akhisar-Gördes Road Project”, one of the most important highway projects under construction, and received information about the final phase of the project.
Uraloğlu, who also inspected the Ankara-İzmir high-speed train stations on site, made statements.
“We have made 62.9 percent progress on the high-speed train project”
Stating that the Ankara-İzmir High Speed Train Project work is in full swing, Uraloğlu said, “Our construction work will continue step by step. We achieved physical progress of 62.9 percent in infrastructure construction work. “The remaining infrastructure, superstructure and electromechanical construction works are progressing rapidly,” he said.
Stating that after the completion of the project, the current Ankara-İzmir rail travel time will be shortened from 824 kilometers to 624 kilometers and the travel time will be reduced from 14 hours to 3.5 hours, Uraloğlu said, “The travel time between Ankara-Manisa will be reduced.” also from Decrease 11 hours 45 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes.”
In his statement after his inspections, Minister Uraloğlu said that the project cost of the 54.4-kilometer Akhisar-Gördes Road is 815 million lira.
“105 million lira will be saved in time and fuel”
Upon completion of the project; Stating that increasing the transportation standard between districts in the north of Manisa will create a much safer and more comfortable travel option, Uraloğlu said, “With the project, we will reduce the transportation time, which takes an average of 50 minutes,” on the current road by 11 minutes to 39 minutes. Like this; We will save a total of 105 million lira annually, including 75 million lira in time and 30 million lira in fuel. “We will help protect nature by reducing CO2 emissions from polluting vehicles by 3,912 tonnes,” he said.
“We invested 92 billion in Manisa”
Pointing out that they have made Manisa one of the leading countries in its region in 21 years, Uraloğlu said: “Since 2002, we have invested around 92 billion lira in the development of Manisa’s transportation and communication infrastructure. “We increased the length of the divided road from 82 kilometers to 625 kilometers and the length of the hot asphalt mix paved road from 72 kilometers to 574 kilometers,” he said.
“We will put the Akhisar-Gördes road into operation in 2025”
Explaining that they could not reach the desired level due to the legal processes in the project, Uraloğlu said, “We are building our road with a total length of 54.4 kilometers and a project cost of 815 million lira.” We completed the delivery of the workplace by im Signed a contract with our new contractor in October 2022. We have completed the 1.6 kilometer long section of road. We have now set up all the production facilities and brought all the necessary machines to the workplace. We will work quickly from now on. “Hopefully we will open our street in 2025,” he said.
“Gediz Bridge Crossing” ensures fast and safe transportation
Stating that he will also inspect the different level intersection of Manisa Bus Station, Uraloğlu said, “In short, our Gediz Bridge intersection; It is located at the intersection of Manisa-Akhisar-Balıkesir-Bursa-İstanbul Roads, Manisa Ring Road, Manisa-İzmir Road and Manisa-Turgutlu-Uşak Road. With the project, we are reducing traffic congestion in the region and ensuring fast, safe and uninterrupted transport between the relevant routes. “At the same time, we will provide access to the bus terminal from various points within the intersection area,” he said.
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