Kanal Istanbul may enter the tender process this year

Kanal Istanbul may enter the tender process this year: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Kadir Topbaş evaluated the latest developments about Kanal Istanbul. Mayor Topbaş said, “Environmental effects are taken into consideration. The effects of the Black Sea on the Marmara and the Aegean on the Black Sea are being reviewed. There is an intensive work. It may enter a tender process this year. But there are some issues that are not clear, ”he said.
Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş examined the ongoing works on the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge together with the ambassadors and consuls of 65 countries. At the '0' point of the bridge, the transition of diplomats between the European and Asian sides of the bridge witnessed colorful images.
Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş came together with the ambassadors and consuls of 26 countries at the meeting of Sarıyer Garipçe Village, at the foot of the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared to open on August 65. Foreign representatives who had breakfast on the platform, which was established at the construction site of the bridge, which will be named Yavuz Sultan Selim, first examined the works on the 3rd Bridge.
With the opening of the 3rd bridge, the 2nd bridge will be the inner city bridge.
Giving information to the ambassadors about the mega projects concerning the future of Istanbul such as the 3rd bridge and Kanal Istanbul, İBB President Kadir Topbaş said, “3. The bridge is a monument building. He will make a very important contribution to Istanbul, "he said. Stating that with the completion of the 3rd bridge, Istanbul traffic will be relieved, Topbaş said, “40 thousand trucks and trucks pass through the bridge daily and affect the traffic very seriously. When Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge comes into play, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge will serve Istanbul as an inner city bridge. We will see normal vehicle traffic, heavy vehicles will shift north. He will relieve the city. ” Emphasizing that the environmental assessment of the 3rd bridge was made, Topbaş said, “At some points, trees were cut down here, but maybe ten times more trees were planted. Her surroundings have become more orderly. ”
THE TENDER WAS NOT HELD TO THE TECHNICAL WORKS FOR KANAL ISTANBUL
Stating that his scientific studies on Kanal Istanbul are still continuing, Topbaş said, “Work started for Kanal Istanbul about 2 years ago. The reason for the still not being tendered is research on the routes. Environmental effects are taken into account. The effects of the Black Sea on Marmara and the Aegean on the Black Sea are being reviewed. There is an intensive study. This year may enter a tender process. But there are some issues that are not clear, ”he said. Referring to the new buildings to be built around Kanal Istanbul, Topbaş said, “Architecture will be unearthed with environmentalist buildings, which we call environmentally friendly and smart buildings, without much more intensity in the new buildings around Kanal Istanbul. The areas that will be used in the city will be uncovered by partially evacuating the city density. ”