First deck on Bay Crossing Bridge

The first deck was placed on the Gulf Crossing Bridge: Work on the Izmit Gulf Crossing Suspension Bridge is progressing rapidly. The first deck was placed between the last two towers.
The first deck was placed between the two towers in the Izmit Bay Crossing Bridge, which will be the fourth largest suspension bridge in the world with the largest span. The works on the bridge, which constitutes the biggest leg of the Gebze Orhangazi-İzmir Highway Project, which will reduce Istanbul to Izmir from 9 to 3,5 hours, continue. The deck was placed on the north tower of the bridge, which will reduce the crossing of the bay to 6 minutes, with the help of a floating crane. It was the first deck between the two towers.
ROPES CONNECTING
The 11 meter 80 is 70 centimeter. After attaching the clamps to the main cables of the bridge, the suspension ropes will be connected.
650 $ million savings
The advantages of the whole highway will shorten the distance to 95 by the existing state route, while the advantages will be calculated in the feasibility studies, resulting in savings of around 650 million dollars per year.
The first deck was placed on the Gulf Crossing Bridge, which will reduce the transportation time between Istanbul and Izmir to 3 hours.
The main bridge between the Istanbul and Izmir to the 3 hour, which will reduce the time of the Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir Motorway, which is the most important part of the bridge in the Gulf Bridge began to be placed. A total of 1 decks will be installed on the Gulf Crossing Bridge, which will reduce the crossing of Izmit Bay from 6 and a half to 113 minutes. The first deck, which will be placed above the sea, was placed today.
55 TON WEIGHT
The first deck, weighing 7 tons, brought with the floating crane named TAKLİF 55 was placed at a height of 70 meters above sea level. Japanese and Turkish flags were hung on the first deck with a total width of 11 meters and 80 centimeters. The first deck of the Gulf Crossing Bridge placed on the sea will remain in its present position until the work on the suspension ropes is completed. Then it will be fixed to its final place with suspension ropes.
The bridge is expected to be completed by April on the Gulf Crossing Bridge, which will shorten the distance to 95 by the current state route. The bridge is expected to be opened after completion of the assembly of the entire deck and suspension ropes.