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Turkey: Istanbul will build the first tunnel on three floors in the world (VIDEO)
The capital of Turkey, Istanbul, is preparing to build a "big" three-stage tunnel with a length of 6.5 kilometers, linking the eastern to the western part of the city, passing under the Bosphorus Strait. This project will cost $ 3.5 billion, said Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu relayed the sidelines of a conference by the local media .
This "Grand tunnel", first of its kind in the world, will allow cars to reduce the circulation time and congestion, passing two routes from the East to the West of the Turkish city below the Bosphorus Strait, at a depth of 110 meters. Metro Users will also pass by this infrastructure in 40 minutes on a line of 31 km and 14 stations.
The Prime Minister assured that the project "will not harm the silhouette of the city. On the contrary, it will prevent road traffic on the surface of damaging the landscape" of the Istanbul city. He said that this "Grand tunnel" will a reduction of 115,000 tons per year of greenhouse gases, in addition to a decrease of 29,000 tons of the volume of polluting gases. The completion of the project construction and entry into service will take place before 2020. The procedures Tenders for the realization of this tunnel will be completed before the elections of June 7
The capital of Turkey, Istanbul, is preparing to build a "big" three-stage tunnel with a length of 6.5 kilometers, linking the eastern to the western part of the city, passing under the Bosphorus Strait. This project will cost $ 3.5 billion, said Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu relayed the sidelines of a conference by the local media .
This "Grand tunnel", first of its kind in the world, will allow cars to reduce the circulation time and congestion, passing two routes from the East to the West of the Turkish city below the Bosphorus Strait, at a depth of 110 meters. Metro Users will also pass by this infrastructure in 40 minutes on a line of 31 km and 14 stations.
The Prime Minister assured that the project "will not harm the silhouette of the city. On the contrary, it will prevent road traffic on the surface of damaging the landscape" of the Istanbul city. He said that this "Grand tunnel" will a reduction of 115,000 tons per year of greenhouse gases, in addition to a decrease of 29,000 tons of the volume of polluting gases. The completion of the project construction and entry into service will take place before 2020. The procedures Tenders for the realization of this tunnel will be completed before the elections of June 7
