A new era in Gaziantep transportation: Abdülhamit Han Junction is in service

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu spoke at the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality's Abdulhamit Han Bridge Interchange Opening Ceremony.

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION INVESTMENT OF OVER 177 BILLION LIRAS IN GAZİANTEP

Uraloğlu noted that with the Türkiye Century vision implemented under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, investment, employment, production and export-oriented growth strategies further accelerated the development of Gaziantep. Minister Uraloğlu made the following statements in his statement:

"With exports exceeding 10 billion dollars, organized industrial zones and production power extending from agriculture to industry, Gaziantep is moving forward with the strengthening of its transportation infrastructure. In the last 24 years, we have invested over 177 billion lira in the transportation and communication infrastructure of Gaziantep. We renewed the entire railway infrastructure. We opened Gaziray. We are rapidly continuing the construction of our Mersin-Adana-Osmaniye-Gaziantep High Speed ​​Train Line. New domestic and international lines. "With this terminal, we have moved Gaziantep to the next level in air transportation."

Uraloğlu stated that Metropolitan Mayor Fatma Şahin and her team acted with the same perseverance, determination and vision and implemented many important projects that strengthened the city's transportation infrastructure, solved traffic problems and increased the quality of life.

Minister Uraloğlu said, "This municipal approach that listens to the needs of our citizens and follows the requirements of the age is Gaziantep's great chance. Our Metropolitan Municipality is making great efforts to create a modern, comfortable and sustainable city, as if rebuilding Gaziantep." he said.

TRAFFIC WILL RELAX

Stating that the Abdülhamit Han Bridge Intersection is one of the most important works of this effort, Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:

"It is a very valuable project that reduces the density at Akkent Junction, where vehicles coming from the Organized Industrial Zone, KÜSGET and the Ring Road have been gathered at one point for many years. By distributing the traffic to different routes, it has facilitated transportation to Abdülhamit Han, Karataş, Şahintepe, Güneykent and Bülbülzade neighborhoods. It has also provided a new access opportunity to vehicles coming from the direction of Kilis and the airport, providing a new transportation corridor to Gaziantep. Last year, all together again "With the completion of the Dülük Tunnel, for which we laid the foundation, this corridor will be connected to the highway network; thus, a brand new line will be created, extending from Kilis and the airport to the ring road, and from there to the highway via the Dülük Tunnel. This project, which touches the daily life of a significant segment of the population of Şahinbey, is a concrete example of the municipality approach."