
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu made inspections at the Antalya-Alanya Highway construction site and stated that the project could be postponed earlier than October 2028.
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The Antalya-Alanya Highway project has a total length of 122 kilometers, including the main trunk and connection roads.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu examined the ongoing works on the Antalya-Alanya Highway on site.
Minister Uraloğlu examined the ongoing works on the Antalya-Alanya Highway on site. Minister Uraloğlu, who received information about the works in the project and examined the T2 and T3 tunnels under construction, said in his statement here: "84 kilometers of the Antalya-Alanya Highway consists of the main trunk and connection roads; a total of 122 kilometers. We continue the work in almost the entire area.
Emphasizing that they received information from the construction site, Minister Uraloğlu said, “We continue our work in the same way in earthworks, engineering structures such as bridges, viaducts, culverts, and tunnel works. We have reached the level of 80 percent in tunnels, 50 percent in viaducts, and 45 percent in earthworks. “We are doing well.” he said.
“According to the CONTRACT, OUR TARGET IS OCTOBER 2028”
Minister Uraloğlu also gave information about the construction schedule and said, “According to the contract, our target is October 2028. But we are currently ahead of our anticipated time. Depending on the weather conditions in this year's winter and spring, we will move it a little earlier. But how early we can move it forward, hopefully we will share it with the public in the future.” He made a statement.
Making a statement regarding the travel time, Minister Uraloğlu said, “We will pass the hours-long traffic from end to end in approximately 35-40 minutes. We are making not just a highway, but a very serious investment in Antalya that will support tourism. Of course, it should be said that one end of this will go to Mersin in the future.” he said.
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