3.köprü locks the Mahmetbey traffic

3.köprü locks the Mahmetbey traffic: 3 in Mahmutbey Junction, one of the important points of Istanbul traffic. With the opening of the bridge, the traffic became unbearable. Traffic at any time of the day in the area is sometimes coming to a halt.
With the opening of 3.Köprü, the traffic density is increasing at the Mahmutbey junction. At Mahmutbey junction, it is possible to see heavy traffic at any time of the day. Particularly in the morning and evening hours the intensity of the vehicles from time to time to close the contact. 3 without time limit. Traffic through the bridge, Odayeri junction Mahmutbey junction after reaching the large part of the trucks formed by the traffic, a two-lane connection is directed to the Mahmutbey toll booths. This makes the already busy traffic even more inevitable. Vehicle queues in the region extends for miles. In the evening hours 3-4 exceeds the hours when the mileage pass.
Road construction will end at 2018
The new road between the 165 kilometer Kurtköy-Akyazı and 88 Kilometer of Kınalı-Odayeri, which is within the project of the Northern Marmara Motorway, is seen as the biggest solution for the region. When these roads are completed, a vehicle entering the motorway from Akyazı will be able to go to Kınalı junction before entering Istanbul. Therefore, there is no need to enter Mahmutbey junction. The total length of 257 is expected to be completed at the end of the 2018 year.
Lifting tolls can reduce traffic
In order to reduce the pauses at the Mahmutbey Junction, the work to remove the tolls and pass it on to the free pass system is ongoing. After the completion of 1,5 months, traffic in the region is expected to decrease by 30.