Istanbul’s third bridge nearly ready

Work is progressing well in Turkey on the country’s landmark new bridge over the Bosporus. This will be Istanbul's third bridge, with the opening now planned for the 29th October 2015. The construction work is being carried out by the IC Ictas – Astaldi joint venture, which is handling the project under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model. The project has an investment value of some US$2.5 billion. The landmark 3rd Bosporus Bridge, or Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, forms the centrepiece of the Northern Marma
February 2, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Work on Istanbul’s third bridge over the Bosporus is nearing completion
Work is progressing well in Turkey on the country’s landmark new bridge over the Bosporus. This will be Istanbul's third bridge, with the opening now planned for the 29th October 2015. The construction work is being carried out by the 3015 IC Ictas – 1324 Astaldi joint venture, which is handling the project under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model. The project has an investment value of some US$2.5 billion. The landmark 3rd Bosporus Bridge, or Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, forms the centrepiece of the Northern Marmara Motorway project. The new bridge is breaking several records for Turkey in terms of scale, as well as setting a number of international records for engineering. Its towers will also be the tallest in the world. And the towers for the bridge have already reached the height of 292m in the European side and 288m on the Anatolian side.
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