Mehmet Cahit Turhan, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, who was studying the construction site of YHT Project in Ankara-Sivas YHT in Akdağmadeni district of Yozgat, later joined the rail welding work in Sorgun district.
“We are approaching the end step by step in Ankara-Sivas YHT Project”
In his statement, Turhan stated that they received information about the construction works from the contractor companies of the project and said, uz We are approaching the end step by step. Now, in this project the work of railing has accelerated. Between Yerköy and Sivas, 100 found approximately kilometers. Between Yerköy and Kırıkkale, we started the rail laying works. A section of the 8 kilometer was also completed there. ”
“46 tunnel, 53 viaduct, 611 bridge and culvert, 217 overpass in total 930 art structure”
Turhan said that the works will go faster then, 404 kilometer Ankara-Sivas High Speed Train Line has an 66 kilometer length 46 tunnel structure. There are 27,5 viaducts with a length of 53 kilometers. 611 bridges and culverts and 217 underpasses and overpasses were built within the scope of this project. Total artwork 930 pieces. 100 million cubic meters of excavation was carried out in this project. 30 million cubic meters of fillings have been produced. ”
Infrastructure work has been completed to a significant extent, viaducts and tunnels continue to work emphasizing Turhan, test drives at the end of this year will be given the good news.
Turhan thanked everyone from the laborer to the engineer, the technician to the project engineer, and made a short journey with the vehicle that stabilized the rail axis.