CHP Council Members Ask About Metro Works in Istanbul

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council members of CHP asked about the delay of metro lines in Istanbul, cancellation of tenders and the status of the works.

Mehmet Berke Merter, Seyit Ali Aydogmus and Hasan Tapan, members of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Assembly, brought to the agenda the annulment of the metro lines across Istanbul, the cancellation of the tenders and the coming to a standstill.

It was noted that the subway lines, which were standing or slowing, caused many roads to be shut down and caused serious problems for the citizens and tradesmen living in the region.

In the motion, Ataköy-İkitelli metro line will be delayed and 2019'da planned to be finished in the Bakirkoy-Bagcilar Kirazlı subway by asking the situation was given the following statements: Is there a hitch? Are there any stopped or slowed metro projects? If so, which ones? How delayed are Metro projects? What are the reasons? Seb

CRISIS IN METRO STUDIES

Even though the government says 'there is no crisis', the motion pointed out that the concordat announcements and dismissals in recent months have started to reveal the extent of the crisis. It was emphasized that it brought to mind the question. According to many news in the newspapers, it was pointed out that Bayburt Group was fired on the grounds that it did not receive the right of nearly 700 workers working on the Ataköy-İkitelli metro line construction site and said, “How long is the Ataköy-İkitelli Ataköy-İkitelli metro line in this case? How is the Bakırköy-Bağcılar Kirazlı metro, which is planned to be completed in 2019? According to the information we received from the citizens living in the vicinity of the construction site, the mobility has stopped. Is there a setback here, too? " It was said.

The 'resigned' former IMM President Kadir Topbaş said, “We are currently continuing the construction of a 257.3 kilometer rail system, most of which are metro. Reminding that they have allocated 55 percent of the budget to transportation investments, saying that there is no such intensive metro investment in any city in the world, “According to that account, the 13.4-kilometer Ataköy - Press Express - İkitelli Metro Line that will connect the districts of Bakırköy, Bahçelievler, Küçükçekmece, Başakşehir and Bağcılar was opened on these dates. it should have been ”said.

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