The name of Istanbul’s new 14.6km tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait will be chosen form on-line poll run by the federal transport ministry.
The US$1.25 billion tunnel will officially open this month, around eight months ahead of schedule, according to the state-run news agency Anadolu Agency.
Often referred to as the Eurasian Tunnel, it will shorten a 100-minute vehicle journey between the European and Asian sides of the strait to around 15 minutes.
The mega project consisting of a railway and two tunnels for light vehicles such as cars and minibuses was contracted in 2009 to a joint Turkish-Korean venture later named Eurasian Tunnel Operation Construction and Investment (ATAS).
The tunnel links Kazlicesme on Istanbul’s European side and Goztepe in Asia. Tolls of about $4 for cars and $6 for minibuses will be levied, Anadolu reported.
The US$1.25 billion tunnel will officially open this month, around eight months ahead of schedule, according to the state-run news agency Anadolu Agency.
Often referred to as the Eurasian Tunnel, it will shorten a 100-minute vehicle journey between the European and Asian sides of the strait to around 15 minutes.
The mega project consisting of a railway and two tunnels for light vehicles such as cars and minibuses was contracted in 2009 to a joint Turkish-Korean venture later named Eurasian Tunnel Operation Construction and Investment (ATAS).
The tunnel links Kazlicesme on Istanbul’s European side and Goztepe in Asia. Tolls of about $4 for cars and $6 for minibuses will be levied, Anadolu reported.
