Iskenderun OSB Junction and Connection Road, which increases the transportation standard to Iskenderun Organized Industrial Zone and iron and steel facilities, was put into service with a ceremony held on Saturday, December 2. Members of parliament, mayors, bureaucrats from public institutions and organizations and citizens attended the opening ceremony attended by Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and General Manager Ahmet Gülşen.
A 20 minute journey turned into 2 minutes!
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Uraloğlu said that while the connection of the Organized Industrial Zone, iron and steel facilities and the 2 ports serving in the region to the highway was provided in 20 minutes via the Iskenderun Junction, it decreased to only 2 minutes with the junction.
Minister Uraloğlu stated that, as the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, they have taken important steps with the aim of modernizing the transportation infrastructure of our country and offering a more comfortable life to our citizens, and said, "We are happy and proud of establishing a high standard transportation on this important route by opening the İskenderun OSB Junction and Connection Road." "We are living," he said.
We are aware of the importance of every project that will strengthen Hatay's transportation network.
Our Minister Uraloğlu stated that their investments continue in Hatay, as in 81 provinces of the country, on the path they are taking with firm steps in line with their goals befitting the Turkish Century, and said, “Hatay is located at the crossroads of the roads connecting Europe and Anatolia to the Middle East. It hosts the Port of Iskenderun, which is our country's gateway from the Eastern Mediterranean to the World. For this reason, we are aware of the importance of every project that will strengthen Hatay's transportation network and we follow all our projects closely. Since 2002, we have invested 26 billion 200 million lira for Hatay's transportation and communication infrastructure. "In 2002, we increased the length of the 151-kilometer divided road in our city to 501 kilometers, and the length of the 172-kilometer bituminous hot mixture road to 424 kilometers." said.
14 important highway projects continue
Pointing out that the Iskenderun Organized Industrial Zone Highway-State Road Connection Junction project, which they implemented, is one of the most important highway projects, Uraloğlu said the following about the project: A total of 3,9 km of which is a divided road and 6,1 km of which is a single road. We completed the 10 km long bituminous hot mixture coating standard. With the project, we increased the transportation standard of heavy tonnage and industrial traffic, especially to Iskenderun Organized Industrial Zone and iron and steel facilities, by arranging the intersection from the highway to the state highway. We are currently continuing 14 important highway projects. While the connection of the Organized Industrial Zone, iron and steel facilities and the 2 ports serving in the region to the highway was provided in 20 minutes via the Iskenderun junction, it decreased to only 2 minutes with our junction. Thus, we established fast and comfortable transportation of products and services produced in the region to Iskenderun Port and markets. In addition, thanks to this connection, we will save a total of 263 million TL annually, including 228 million TL in time and 491 million TL in fuel. "It will contribute to the protection of nature by reducing the carbon emissions of vehicles that harm the environment by 27 thousand 930 tons."
We are building Turkey's future
Minister Uraloğlu stated that they have been working with determination and effort since 2002 by bringing projects above world standards to our country, and that they have made Turkey a power competing with the world in transportation, communication, and informatics, and said: “No one should doubt that the traces of our ancestors are in every particle.” By reconstructing all the historical monuments and assets of this holy city in accordance with their original form, we will establish a much stronger and more developed Hatay, extending from the past to the future. Our dear nation has always trusted us, and our nation's trust in us is our greatest strength. “We will continue to be a hope for our nation with the strength we derive from this trust.”
While we strive to make our people's lives easier, we also offer highway projects that will pave the way for industry, new investments and the regional economy.
Our General Manager Gülşen: “We are paving the way for industry, new investments and the regional economy in Hatay.”
Speaking at the ceremony, General Director of Highways, Ahmet Gülşen, stated that they continue their highway investments that will pave the way for industry, new investments and the regional economy in Hatay, and emphasized that the Iskenderun Organized Industrial Zone Highway-State Road Connection Junction, which was put into service, is one of these projects. Sharing the details of the 10 km long project, Gülşen said: 623 thousand cubic meters of earthwork, 5.600 cubic meters of ferrous concrete, 440 tons of reinforced concrete, 95 thousand tons of plantmix foundation and subbase, 5.375 tons of bituminous hot mixture, 20.745 square meters of horizontal and vertical marking, 8.500 meters of guardrail manufacturing. announced that it was done.
The General Manager added that the connection junction is a good example of the pioneering and complementary role of road transportation in other sectors, and that the project enabled Iskenderun Organized Industrial Zone and the surrounding production and trade centers to carry out their logistics operations faster and more efficiently.