Kınalı-Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Balıkesir Highway

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Otoyol O- in Turkey
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 Under construction     In planning
Basic data
Operator:	Private
Overall length:	321 km
of which under construction:	88 km
of which in planning:	233 km
İl ( provinces ):	Marmara region Istanbul Tekirdağ Çanakkale Balikesir
Course of the road Kınalı   Silivri Cezaevi Kınalı -3 Çanta Marmaraereğlisi Çorlu Havaalanı (Airport) Karatepe Tekirdağ East Tekirdağ Hayrabolu Tekirdağ West Malkara Bolayır - Evreşe Gelibolu North Gelibolu South Çanakkale 1915 bridge 3869 m Çanakkale -1 Çanakkale -2 Çan Yenice Balya Balikesir

The Kınalı-Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Balıkesir Highway is a planned Turkish toll highway. It begins in the north at Otoyol 3 near Silivri in Istanbul and ends in the south at Otoyol 5 near Balıkesir .

The reasons given for the construction are the better and faster bypassing of the coastal regions around Tekirdag , Canakkale and Balikesir as well as a reduction in travel time, especially between Malkara and Balikesir. The main aim is to relieve traffic between the Aegean region , Europe and the eastern part of Istanbul and create an efficient alternative route to Otoyol 5 .

The project includes the Çanakkale 1915 bridge as well as viaducts with a total length of approx. 17.5 km and 5 tunnels with a total length of approx. 7 km. The approximately 100 km long section between Malkara and Lapseki and the bridge are currently under construction. It is not yet clear which number the route will receive.

Web links

• ÇED document (official report on the ecological impact of the project, contains many graphics and maps)

Individual evidence