Turkey's latest highway

The authorities in the Turkish city of Mersin are investing heavily in infrastructure, with a budget of US$1 billion planned.
February 14, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The authorities in the Turkish city of Mersin are investing heavily in infrastructure, with a budget of US$1 billion planned. The work includes building a marina, an airport and a highway. The new highway will connect the towns of Tarsus and Kazanli and is expected to cost $630 million. Some 171km of the highway will be completed by the end of 2011, with the whole highway project due to be finished in 2014. A total of $150 million will be spent on the new airport, which will be called Cukurova Havalani.

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