Turkey bridge connection tenders

May 9, 2016 Read time: 1 min

The tender process has been held in Turkey for the construction of connection roads for Istanbul's third bridge spanning the Bosporus. The focus of the road project will be the construction of the 170km Kurtkoy-Akyazi highway. In all eight groups submitted bids, including 4144 Cengiz Insaat-5095 Limak Insaat joint-venture (JV), 3340 Makyol Insaat, 4150 Kolin Insaat-Kalyon Insaat-Hasen Yapi JV, Tekfen Insaat-Dogus Insaat JV, 3338 Nurol Insaat-Ozaltin Insaat-Fernas Insaat-Ozgun Insaat JV, 2709 STFA Holding- 4143 Gulsan Insaat- 7010 Yapi Merkezi JV, IC Ictas Insaat-Ictas Altyapi Yatirimlari-1324 Astaldi-Astaldi Concessioni JV, Celikler Insaat-YSE Yapi Sanayi-Polat Yol Yapi Sanayi JV. The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is planned to be opened by the end of 2016 while the connecting roads will be complete by the end of 2018.

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In a surprise move the Turkish authorities have now cancelled the tender process for the construction of the third Bosphorus Bridge and the Kuzey Marmara highway. The process was cancelled as there were no bidders.

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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