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The
railway project on the Third Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, also called the
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, as a part of the Development Road project, which
aims to connect Asia to Europe, is gaining traction among international
lenders.
Speaking
at the International Road Federation (IRF) World Congress 2024 in Istanbul on
Tuesday, Turkish Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu
stated the World Bank has shown keen interest in the railway project, among
others.
The
quadrennial event is organized at Istanbul Congress Center on Oct. 15-18 by the
Geneva-based federation, with the theme of “Connecting to empower mobility:
Roads as enablers of a sustainable future for all.”
Uraloglu
noted that geographically and culturally, Türkiye is at the crossroads of
continents, “a natural bridge between the Eastern and Western trade corridors,
as well as in the Middle corridor, extending from Caucasian countries and
Central Asia to Africa.”
The
minister mentioned the significant projects, such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
railway, the Eurasia Tunnel, the Marmaray rail line in Istanbul connecting two
continents, the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, and the Northern Marmara Motorway in
northwestern Türkiye, adding that work is still underway for new projects to
develop the Middle corridor.
As
for the Development Road project, Uraloglu stated the uninterrupted rail and
road to Europe “from the Grand Faw Port in Iraq to London” will be possible via
the project, which is planned to be completed in 2030.
He
noted that as a part of the project, 1,200 kilometers (over 745 miles) of
highway and railway from the Grand Faw Port to Türkiye will be constructed.
“We
are developing our railway network infrastructure by constructing a
2,094-kilometer (over 1,300-mile) railway route for the Development Road
project, extending from the northwestern province of Edirne (in eastern
Thrace), and 1,923-kilometer (1,195-mile) highway route for the project,” he
said.
“We
will take concrete steps to start the construction projects in the first months
of 2025,” he added.
The
minister emphasized that Türkiye’s current high-standard road network spans
across 68,494 kilometers (42,560 miles).
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