Turkey to award first contracts for mega project                  
Impression of the three-level tunnel
New steps are being taken towards the construction of Istanbul's mega tunnel project.

The design and engineering contracts are to be awarded on December 14 by Turkey's Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication. The design and engineering contracts are expected to be completed within one year.
The estimated $3.5 billion mega-project, with a three-level, 6.5km-long subsea tunnel under Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait, will connect the city’s two sides with one railway and two highways. The new route will shorten the journey time to 14 minutes between the Arnavutköy district on the European side and the Küçüksu district on the Anatolian side, where the two tunnel portals will be built.
The tunnel is planned to be integrated into nine railed systems and connected to the Marmaray line. It will also connect Istanbul’s three airports and the nine rail systems with land routes.

 Nov 13, 2015
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