IMPORTANT HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN ŞANLIURFA WERE OPENED TO TRAFFIC
Şanlıurfa City Hospital Junction and Connection Road and Azerbaycan Boulevard Intersection were opened to traffic at an opening ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and Director General of Highways Ahmet Gülşen were present at the ceremony area located at the Azerbaycan Boulevard Intersection.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Erdoğan drew attention to the need to meet the transportation needs arising from the opening of Şanlıurfa City Hospital and stated that the 1.7-kilometer-long connection road and the 191-meter-long bridge constructed to provide easy access to the hospital had also been opened to traffic.
Erdoğan stated that the total amount of investments in the transport sector in Şanlıurfa alone exceeds TRY 91 billion, highlighted that the lenght of divided roads had increased from 28 kilometers to 630 kilometers. Erdoğan remarked that many projects including Nissibi Bridge, Şanlıurfa-Birecik Motorway, Şanlıurfa-Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa-Viranşehir roads have been completed and put into service for the benefit of citizens, he pointed out that as a part of Development Road Project, a 320 kilometer-long motorways would be built between Şanlıurfa and Ovaköy.
President Erdoğan stated that 2.05 kilometer-long Azerbaycan Boulevard Intersection was put into service as well as Şanlıurfa City Hospital Road and Connection Roads, he wished the intersection, worth TRY 1.3 billion, which will help ease the increased traffic caused by the TOKİ housing projects in Karaköprü district, to be beneficial, and congratulated those who contributed to the construction of the project.
Access to Şanlıurfa City Hospital has Become Easier
The Şanlıurfa City Hospital Junction and Connection Roads Project, implemented to improve Şanlıurfa's transport infrastructure, will facilitate access to the hospital while also helping to reduce traffic congestion in the area.
As part of the project, which was designed as a 1.7-kilometer-long divided road with a bituminous hot mix (BSK) pavement, a 2x191-meter-long Karaköprü Bridge was constructed on the Northern Eastern Ring Road to facilitate transit traffic. In addition, a 60-meter-long additional Kanal Bridge was built alongside the existing bridges to facilitate access to the hospital area.
With improved access to Şanlıurfa City Hospital, which has 1,700 beds and is expected to serve 50,000 people daily, citizens and patients requiring emergency healthcare services will be able to reach the hospital quickly and safely. Upon completion of the project, it is aimed to prevent potential traffic congestion around the hospital.
Azerbaycan Boulevard Intersection Eased Traffic
Azerbaycan Boulevard Intersection which was put into service in accordance with Şanlıurfa's growing population, economic activities and regional transportation potential, has contributed to facilitating inner-city transportation.
As part of the project, which was constructed as a 2.5-kilometer-long divided road with bituminous hot mix (BSK) pavement, the 2x194-meter-long overpass bridge provides transit transportation on the Şanlıurfa-Diyarbakır Road. The underpass bridge which provides a connection between Buluntu Hoca Boulevard and Azerbaycan Boulevard, was completed as a part of project.
By directing the increased vehicle traffic resulting from new TOKİ residential areas and growing development in Karaköprü district to the underpasses and overpasses, traffic congestion on the main road and connecting roads has been reduced. The project aimed to make transportation between the Şanlıurfa-Diyarbakır Road and Buluntu Hoca Boulevard and Azerbaycan Boulevard faster, safer and more comfortable.
