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Ilısu Dam & HEPP, Mardin/TURKEY

housing and social center projects and hotels, holiday villages opened traffic at 01.07.2016 whereas Bursa – İzmir section of the
and tourism facilities. motorway was fully completed and opened to traffic as of
04.08.2019.
The operations in parallel to the graphic achieved with this
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successful history are continuing quickly with the ongoing Orhangazi 4 section between Km: 34+300 and 43+296 of the
domestic and overseas projects. Gebze - Orhangazi - Izmir Motorway which includes the
construction of 9 km motorway, 2 bridges, 1 pedestrian bridge,
As per the implementation contract signed on 27 September 16 underpasses, 17 box culverts, 2 retaining walls and 9
2010 between the General Directorate of Highways and Otoyol diversion canals was completed under the responsibility of
Yatırım ve İşletme A.Ş., which became effective on 15 March Nurol at the end of 2015.
2013, 384 km of motorway and 43 km of access road, adding up
to a total of 427 km of motorway were constructed to connect 1.378 m long South Approach Viaduct of the Osmangazi
Gebze and İzmir. The route comprises construction of Osmangazi Suspension Bridge which includes 35.000 tonnes of steel works
Suspension Bridge which is the second longest suspension was another section under the sole responsibility of Nurol were
also completed on April 2016.
bridge in Europe and the fourth longest in the world with its
4.500 m total length including approach viaducts and 1.550 m Last section under our responsibility at the project, Balıkesir-
mid-span, 29 viaducts, 3 motorway tunnels, 199 bridges, 20 toll Kırkağaç-Akhisar Section between Km: 224+300 and 317+284
plazas, 25 interchanges, 6 operation and maintenance centers, 3 construction works commenced on 2015 and parts of the
tunnel operation and maintenance centers and 18 motorway sections between Km: 224+300 to 230+500 (Balıkesir West
service facilities. Gebze - Orhangazi - Izmir Motorway (including Intersection) and Km: 310+513 (Akhisar Intersection including
Osmangazi Suspension Bridge and Connection Roads) Project Akhisar Access Road) to 317+284 were completed and opened
is one of the biggest infrastructure investments in Turkey with its to traffic as of March 2019. The section between Km :230+500 –
7,7 billion USD value not including financing costs and VAT. 310+513 was also completed and opened to traffic in August
Sections between Gebze Intersection and Bursa which includes 2019. Within the scope of 93 km. motorway, total of 35.000.000 m
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Osmangazi Suspension Bridge have been completed and earthworks (cut-fill), 6 viaducts (with a total length of 4.454 m),

Hasankeyf Group Bridges, Batman - Siirt/TURKEY

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