
Regional Directorate of Highways teams started repair work
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Damage was detected on the Yarımburgaz Viaduct in the Altınşehir location of the Istanbul TEM Highway and the Regional Directorate of Highways teams started repair work.
Damage occurred at the joints on the Yarımburgaz Viaduct in Altınşehir location of Istanbul TEM Highway. Due to the damage, Regional Directorate of Highways teams started repair work on the viaduct.
Within the scope of the work, the middle lane in the direction of Ankara was closed to traffic. Traffic density increased due to the three-lane road being reduced to two lanes. Vehicles arriving from Bahçeşehir and Beylikdüzü proceeded in a stop-and-go manner.
While the traffic on the Esenyurt connection road to the TEM Highway extends to Beylikdüzü, the surrounding secondary roads were also negatively affected by the work.
As of 08.50 on Thursday, November 12th in Istanbul, traffic density is at 62 percent.
There is congestion between Beylikdüzü and Şirinevler on the D-100 Highway, where people who want to escape from the traffic caused by the work in Altınşehir turn.
While there is a brief rush at the entrance of the Golden Horn Bridge after passing Şirinevler, the passage of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge is smooth.
There is no problem on the Coastal Road this morning either.
In the Edirne direction of the highway, there is only density between Sefaköy and Küçükçekmece.

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