KOMPAS.com – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially opened the first ever road tunnel under the Bosphorus, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday (20/12/2016).
project linking Europe and Asia is one of the plan Erdogan in an effort to change the infrastructure of Turkey.
the opening ceremony, which was attended by the entire ruling elite of Turkey, carried out according to plan.
Whereas, before an incident occurs murder Russian ambassador to Ankara by Turkish police.
There was in October 2013, Turkey has opened a rail tunnel Marmaray under the strait iconic.
Avrasya or Eurasia is the first tunnel for cars under the Bosphorus which aims to reduce congestion in the city big in Turkey.
After cutting the ribbon ceremonial, Erdogan joined the convoy of the vehicles through the tunnel for the first time.
challenge Erdogan
the murder of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov on Monday was the latest incident in a series of shocking acts of violence in Turkey this year.
Nevertheless, Erdogan vowed that his ambition would not slip coup and a swathe of terror throughout 2016.
“Aim at us as much as -banyaknya terror you want, take as many criminals. But you will never be able to scatter the nation, “he told thousands of people in attendance at the opening ceremony.
The tunnel is spent investment funds amounted to 1.2 billion US dollars (Rp 16.2 trillion), including borrowing 960 million dollars (USD 12.9 trillion).
the benefit is to reduce the driving time from that normally reaches 2 hours to just 15 minutes.
the project was built by a consortium of companies private Turkish construction, Yapi Merkezi and South Korea’s SK Group.
the total length of 5.4 kilometers, part of which is under the Bosphorus reached 3.4 kilometers.
the tunnel was built two floors with a machine special tunnel drill which has an average speed of 8-10 meters daily progress.
Given Istanbul lying on an active seismic zone, the tunnel has been designed to withstand an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude.
“praise be that our part of the country and the city that connects two continents,” said Erdogan.
He added, traveling through a tunnel would cost 15 lira or Rp 57,500 until the end of this year.
all revenues will be given to families of victims of the coup and those who help fight it.
Not stopping there
Transport Minister Turkey Ahmet Arslan told AFP ahead of the opening, said there was a “big challenge” to build the tunnel at a depth of 106 meters below the seabed.
He said that the government is now planning to build a tunnel third under the Bosphorus which will have three floors and can pass cars and trains as well.
“I think the tunnel Avrasya will greatly facilitate the lives of residents of Istanbul. But, we’re not just going to stop there, “said Arslan.
In line with Arslan, Erdogan also said he wants to build a” new Turkey “to change the infrastructure.
The plan will be realized until birthday Turkey 100th in 2023 since the establishment of the basis of the modern state by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
scheme another Erdogan proud of is a giant third airport of Istanbul. the airport is going to bridge the strait of Dardanelles and even canal shipping Suez.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced at the inauguration ceremony of the tunnel that the new airport will be opened on February 26, 2018.
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