Adil Karaismailoğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, made a presentation at the TBMM Plan and Budget Committee, where the 2021 budget of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and its affiliated organizations was discussed.
Minister Karaismailoğlu, in connection with the Ankara-Istanbul YHT line; We are planning to build an electric and signal high-speed train line between Bursa-Yenişehir-Osmaneli. When the project is completed, both Ankara-Bursa and Bursa-Istanbul will be approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. With the opening of the Konya-Karaman-Ulukışla High Speed Train line, the distance between Konya and Adana will decrease from 5 hours 50 minutes to 2 hours 20 minutes. With the completion of the high-speed train line from Mersin to Gaziantep, the travel time between Adana and Gaziantep will decrease from 6 hours 23 minutes to 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Adil Karaismailoğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, made a presentation at the TBMM Plan and Budget Committee, where the 2021 budget of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and its affiliated organizations was discussed.
Karaismailoğlu stated that the new transportation and communication age that started 18 years ago in the country continues with the renewal and transformation process; "All of our activities Ministry, Turkey's constitute the basic pillars of the infrastructure needed for holistic development," he said.
"All of our activities Ministry, Turkey's constitute the basic pillars of the infrastructure needed for holistic development. Since 2003, we have implemented very large and important projects in the field of transportation and communication by investing TL 910,3 billion. " Emphasizing that the highway ranks first with a 62.1 percent share in investment expenditures, Karaismailoğlu said, “While the share of the railway in investments was 2013 percent in 33, this rate was increased to 2020 percent in 47. The railway investment share, which was 2020 percent in 47, will be 2023 percent in 60. " said.
Stating that they also evaluated alternative financing resources, Karaismailoğlu said, “We have mobilized the dynamism of the private sector for this. Thus, we started the Public-Private Partnership project worth 214,7 billion TL in total. " he spoke.
"With the transition to environmentally friendly transport modes, 10,3 million dollars was saved, 20 million dollars with the transfer of public services to the paperless environment, 1,8 billion dollars with the use of e-government"
Sharing the sectoral distribution of investments, Minister Karaismailoğlu said, “We see that 98,9 billion dollars have been invested in highways, 29 billion dollars in railways, 14,7 billion dollars in airways, 1,7 billion dollars in seaways and 14,4 billion dollars in communication. The impact of these investments on total employment was an annual average of 703,3 thousand people. As a result of the efficient use of both human and financial resources in our investments, we saved 2019 billion dollars in 13,4 alone. " used the expressions.
Karaismailoğlu; CO10,3 emission savings of 2 million dollars with the transition to environmentally friendly transport modes with shorter roads, urban rail system lines and High Speed Train, 20 million dollars paper savings with the transfer of public services to a paperless environment, 1,8 billion dollars time with the use of e-government He also shared the information that saving was achieved.
"We connect our railways to ports and airports"
Noting that they have started a new breakthrough in railways, Minister Karaismailoğlu said, “We connect our railways to ports and airports. With our projects, we contribute to the railway transportation not only on the east-west line, but also between the Black Sea and Mediterranean coasts. In the last 18 years, we have invested 169,2 billion TL in Railways. For the first time in railways, we started to produce pulling and towed vehicles with national designs. In order to increase the competitiveness of the railway, we have built logistics centers and new junction lines ”.
"The distance between Ankara and Izmir will be 3 hours and 30 minutes"
Sharing the latest situation on the Ankara-Izmir YHT line, Karaismailoğlu said, “Another important project is the Ankara-İzmir High Speed Line. We made 35 percent physical progress in infrastructure works. We will reduce the 14-hour railway travel time between Ankara and Izmir to 3 hours 30 minutes. Here, too, our earnings are more than 10 hours ”.
“Ankara-Bursa, Bursa-İstanbul 2 hours 15 minutes, Konya-Adana 2 hours 20 minutes, Adana-Gaziantep 2 hours 15 minutes. will fall "
In connection with the Ankara-Istanbul YHT line; Stating that they are planning to build an electric and signal high-speed train line between Bursa-Yenişehir-Osmaneli, Minister Karaismailoğlu said, “When the project is completed, both Ankara-Bursa and Bursa-Istanbul will be approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes”. Karaismailoğlu stated that with the opening of Konya-Karaman-Ulukışla High Speed Line, Konya-Adana distance will decrease from 5 hours 50 minutes to 2 hours 20 minutes, and with the completion of the high-speed train line from Mersin to Gaziantep, the travel time between Adana and Gaziantep is 6 hours 23 minutes He said it would be reduced to 2 hours and 15 minutes.
"Traffic congestion will be solved thanks to urban rail systems"
Turkey's regional cargo Karaismailoğlu Minister stating that the words have an important trade volume of transport said: "The plans we are 25 logistics centers, we got business to 11. We will open the Kars logistics center as soon as possible. As the Ministry, we continue to establish world-class systems for urban rail systems. 874 million passengers have been transported with the subways we have implemented in Istanbul, Ankara, Kocaeli and Antalya. We saved 270 million hours of time and 250 thousand tons of fuel. We have 9 projects under construction in six provinces. Thanks to the urban rail systems, traffic congestion, especially in our metropolitan cities, will be solved. "
"Our Istanbul Airport will be connected to the metro network from two directions"
Noting that they have started to construct the Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport subway, Karaismailoğlu said that the airport connection from Kağıthane and Gayrettepe will be provided in 2021, and the transportation to the airport by metro from both sides will be less than half an hour. HalkalıHe pointed out that with the completion of the Istanbul Airport metro, Istanbul Airport will be connected to the metro network from two directions, the transportation quality and comfort will be folded, and the international airport Sabiha Gökçen will be integrated into the metro lines.
Minister Karaismailoğlu made important statements about the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, which will serve as an alternative to the Bosphorus highway crossing in the lands of our country spanning two continents, as well as aviation and communication sectors.
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