8,2 Billion TL Giant Project for Kastamonu

Emphasizing that Kastamonu is a city with high alternative tourism potential with Valla Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world, and Çatak Canyon in Azdavay, Uraloğlu said that Kastamonu is one of the exemplary cities that brings together the livestock and agriculture sectors with the industry. Stating that Kastamonu is involved in every field from forest industry to mining, from textile to tourism, from energy to health, Uraloğlu explained that for this reason, they pay special attention to the development of transportation and communication infrastructure.

Minister Uraloğlu said that they have only one goal in the infrastructure investments they make as the Ministry and said, “That is to raise the standard of living of our people by strengthening the safe and comfortable transportation network of our cities. In this context, as the Ministry, we have invested approximately 2002 billion 53 million lira in Kastamonu's transportation and communication infrastructure since 930. We increased the length of the divided road from 47 kilometers to 338 kilometers, and the length of the bituminous hot mixture paved road from 1 kilometer to 323 kilometers. We reduced the distance between Çankırı and Kastamonu from 2016 hours to 15 hours with the Ilgaz 2,5 July İstiklal Tunnel, which we opened in 1,5. We made 154 kilometers of single-road improvements. There were 3 bridges with a length of 571 thousand 103 meters, we increased this to 9 bridges with a length of 348 thousand 219 meters. "We plan to build 180 more bridges with a length of 2 meters by the end of this year," he said. Underlining that Kastamonu has 478 tunnels with a length of 3 meters and that they added another tunnel with a length of 10 thousand 968 meters, Uraloğlu explained that in addition to these works, efforts to eliminate flood damage were also carried out.

29,5 PERCENT PHYSICAL REALIZATION WAS ACHIEVED

Minister Uraloğlu; He emphasized that 25 separate highway projects are currently ongoing and one of the most important projects of the region is the Kırık Dam Variant Road. Reminding that a 31-kilometer section of the 7-kilometer-long Kastamonu-Çankırı Provincial Border Road, which serves as a divided road, will be flooded by the Kırık Dam, which is under construction, Uraloğlu said, “For this reason, by changing the route in this section of the road, the 20,4-kilometer Kırık Dam Variant was installed. We designed the project in accordance with the bituminous hot mixture coated divided road standard. The project cost is 8,2 billion lira and within the scope of the project, there is 5 Double Tube Tunnel with a length of 330 thousand 1 meters, 279 Single Tube Tunnel with a length of 1 meters, 686 Double Viaducts with a length of 2 meters, 6 intersections with different levels and 2 at-grade intersections. "We have currently recorded 29,5 percent physical realization throughout the project," he said. Stating that the construction of the Küre Uzunöz Tunnel continues, Uraloğlu announced that they have made 15,5 percent physical progress in the construction of the tunnel.

“THE 54-YEAR-OLD STORY HAS A HAPPY ENDING”

Minister Uraloğlu also underlined that they did not limit the work in Kastamonu only to highway investments. Explaining that they planned Kastamonu's transportation infrastructure in an integrated manner with all transportation modes, Uraloğlu noted that they ended this story with a happy ending by building a modern terminal building with a capacity of 1959 million passengers in 2013, instead of Kastamonu's airport, which had been left idle since 1.5. Explaining that more than 2023 thousand passengers traveled through Kastamonu Airport in 60, Uraloğlu stated that they contributed to the tourism sector by providing easy access to Kastamonu and surrounding touristic regions and Ilgaz Ski Facilities.