Civil, Construction

The Eurasia Tunnel Project comprises a 5.4 km road tunnel beneath the Bosphorus Strait, between the European and Asian shores of Istanbul, together with the widening of a total of 9.2 km of existing roads on both sides to form the approaches to the tunnel. The project aims to improve and develop transportation infrastructure in Istanbul by providing a new connection between the two continents for cars, vans and minibuses. It comprises the widening of the existing roads and a new bored tunnel from Kennedy Street on the European side, and ends at the Goztepe Intersection of the Ankara State Highway on the Asian side.The project concession was awarded to ATA, a 50:50 joint venture company of Yapi Merkezi and SK E&C. The construction started in February 2013 and is being undertaken by the EPC contractor, YMSK Joint Venture (YMSK JV). Completion of the Tunnel Boring Machine excavation is due in July 2015 and operation is expected to start in 2017 and the concession agreement expires in 2043.

Turkey