Discount signal for Osmangazi Bridge toll

Discount signal for Osmangazi Bridge toll: Ahmet Arslan, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, stated that the Osmangazi Bridge, which will be put into service before the feast, has been working on the toll announced as 35 dollars plus VAT. said.
Arslan, who received a briefing from the authorities at the Dilovası construction site of the Osmangazi Bridge, later made evaluations to journalists on the bridge. Arslan said that they made great efforts with their friends at the General Directorate of Highways, especially during the kitchen preparations of this project.
Noting that there was a crisis in the world when the contract of the Bridge project was signed in 2010, Arslan said, “While there is no crisis in the world, everyone tries to sell their money, everyone seeks buyers for their money. Because the projects where money is used to finance the build-operate-transfer projects. We are grateful to the contractors at that time, trusting the future of our country at a time when the world was financially troubled, they signed a $ 8 billion project without blinking, and 20 percent of it was equity. This was very, very meaningful for that period. ” he spoke.
Arslan expressed that the bridge, which was started to be built in 2013 after the financing was found, has reached the stage of completion today and thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, General Directorate of Highways staff and contractors.
“It will make our people's lives easier during the feast”
Explaining that they are in a construction site where 7 thousand 900 people and more than 600 work machines work today, Arslan continued as follows:
“Mr. President announced a few days ago, I hope we will open this bridge before the holiday. We had opened 40 kilometers of it before, we will increase it to 58 kilometers with the bridge. Especially in holiday congestion, it will be a cure for our people. We were always telling, "How easy will this project make our people's life?" You will also see it will facilitate the lives of our people during the holiday and will continue to facilitate it. Our goal is to provide 433 km of the 120 km project up to the end of the year until Bursa, to open the Istanbul-Bursa area. Construction by İzmir is already ongoing. As the date of completion of the total project, we have a goal to finish until the end of 2020, although we have until 2018. In line with this goal, friends work 7/24, regardless of the shift time, day and night. ”
“$ 4 billion has been spent so far”
Arslan said, “4 billion dollars have been spent so far and 4 percent of this 64 billion dollars have been realized. About 1 billion 850 million liras have been spent on expropriation. On the other hand, 84 percent of expropriation was realized. ” spoke in the form.
About the expropriation of about 25 thousand citizens, they talked about, this is a job in itself, emphasizing the Arslan, said:
“If you think of Osmangazi Tunnel, Selçuk Gazi Tunnel, Belkahve tunnels within the scope of our project, each one is longer than Bolu Tunnel. The 3-kilometer Bolu Tunnel has been completed in 11 years, our 3-meter Orhan Gazi tunnel has been closed since the start of the construction and is now undergoing electromechanical operations. So we need to know where we came from. If you set a goal as a public sector, if you set a target as a private sector, if you want to finish your project as soon as possible to achieve public interest, then as AK Party governments, you will put the projects into service as soon as possible within the framework of the vision drawn by our President and Prime Minister. is an example. With this project, we have also demonstrated our sensitivity to the environment with the speed of completion, the technical characteristics of the project, the earthquake resistance and the sensitivity to the environment and by making a 'curved' viaduct where the birds stay, by changing the route. ”
Explaining that he was the person who took the responsibility of the team in a job where he was a person in the team yesterday and that he is very proud in this sense, Arslan said, “The way to give the right to this pride and happiness is to increase the performance we have shown today with our friends. I hope we will carry this bar and this flag higher with the transportation family of 100 thousand people. Therefore, we will not embarrass our people who trust us, and our President and Prime Minister who trust us. ” used expressions.
Minister Arslan stated that the Osmangazi Bridge, which will be put into service before the feast, has been working on the toll announced as 35 dollars plus VAT, "The new toll will be shared with the public after its clarification." said.
Arslan examined the asphalt works of the bridge with the authorities. Minister Arslan cut the cake brought on the birthday of the workers, served the cake.
Within the scope of Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Highway Project, 98, Gebze-Orhangazi-Bursa and 90, Gebze-Orhangazi-Bursa and 88, respectively. 64 billion-dollar work was done by the company in charge of the works so far, while 4 billion 1 million pounds spent on expropriation works.