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towards north due to the fact that it was especially in mega projects that require How many vehicle passages are guaranteed
located on slope in the sea and located on a very large amounts of investments such as daily according to Highway data? What will
horizontal soil at a depth of -40 meters. As our Projects, to make up the deficit from happen when this number is not reached?
a result of these inevitable displacements the budget until the income obtained from
in the north direction, the main span of the the users reaches the guaranteed income
bridge was shortened from 1700 meters to level is a rule which is applied not only in
1550 meters. For this reason, it became the Turkey but in the whole world. Guaranteed
th
4 longest suspension bridge of the world. traffic numbers and vehicle passage fees
were determined by Highways General
When did you begin to earn income from Directorate (KGM) at the time of the tender Pursuant to the contract, if the toll booth
the project and at which section? What is and were included in the Implementation income corresponding to these figures is not
the truth under the statement of “everyone Contracts signed by and between the reached at the evaluation to be made at the
will pay, whether he passes or not” about Administration and our Assigned Company. end of the year, the difference will be put
the income that was publicized in the This consideration asserts the argument into the budget of the next year by KGM and
press? Would you make some explanation that all investments made from the state paid by KGM to the Assigned Company.
about the fee charging? budget are investments paid by those who
“do not pass/use” them. Fare charges were When the bridge is commissioned, how
In the project, the motorway section of 40 determined in 2008 by KGM and tender much will the motorway be shortened
km between Altınova – Gemlik junctions was held. We do not have the authority to compared to the existing state road? What
were opened for operation as of 21 April 2016 determine the fares. In the contract, the car will be its contribution to the economy?
and income was started to be collected for equivalent bridge fare (1st class vehicle) was What are the advantages it will provide
the first time. As you have pointed out, an defined as 35 US Dollars + VAT and motorway from financial and time points of view?
assessment is made in the form of “everyone passage fare as 0,05 US Dollars + VAT per
will pay, whether he passes or not” based kilometer on the basis of year 2008. Later, When the bridge is commissioned the
on the guarantee payment. We think that with the HPC decree dated 17.06.2016 and distance covered by going around the bay
this assessment does not reflect the truth decree of Cabinet of Ministers car equivalent will be shortened by 75 km. The distance
accurately. The principle in Build-Operate- bridge fare (1st class vehicle) was defined as covered in 90 minutes before over the state
Transfer projects is to make the users 25 US Dollars and 8% VAT. The current value road will be crossed in 7 minutes.
pay for the made investment. However, of this figure is 88,75 TL.

Altınova K2 Facility of Operating Maintence and Counter of Fare Collection