Rain intensity: 89 percent

In the morning hours of the third working day of the week in Istanbul, traffic density increased to 89 percent on the Anatolian Side.

Traffic density increased on the D-100 highway, TEM Highway and connection roads and bridge crossings on the Anatolian and European sides due to people leaving to go to work and school in the morning and the downpour.

Traffic flow slowed down, especially on the connection roads of the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, and in some parts of the TEM Highway and D-100 highway.

On the Anatolian Side, traffic came to a halt in both directions on the section of the D-100 highway between Göztepe and Kozyatağı. Density is also observed in some areas between Maltepe and Kartal and Pendik and Tuzla.

On the TEM Highway, the traffic that starts in Sancaktepe in the direction of Edirne extends to Ataşehir, while vehicles are slow from Ferhatpaşa to Sultanbeyli in the direction of Ankara.

On the Şile Highway, traffic is slow from Ihlamurkuyu location in the direction of Üsküdar to the 15 July Martyrs Bridge.

The density of passage to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge starts from Kozyatağı, and the intensity of passage to the 15 July Martyrs Bridge starts from Ataşehir.

On the European Side, vehicles are moving with difficulty between Beylikdüzü and Bakırköy and Zeytinburnu and Şişli on the D-100 highway in the direction of Ankara.

On the TEM Highway towards Ankara, density is observed between Gaziosmanpaşa and Kağıthane.

Along with the traffic density, people waiting at the stops for public transportation also create congestion.

According to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality traffic density map, the citywide density increased to 78 percent. Density was measured as 89 percent on the Anatolian Side and 71 percent on the European Side.