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Geoarme Wall Applications In North Marmara Highway

14 January 2021

İstanbul Teknik has been chosen for North Marmara Highway Tunnel Insulation, Tunnel Concrete Applications and GeoArme Wall Applications.

The route of the North Marmara Motorway starts at the Kınalı junction of the Silivri district on the European side of İstanbul and ends in the Eyüp district, Odayeri locality, which is connected to the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, including the İstanbul Airport access roads. The Habibler-Hasdal junction access road, which is another extension of the North Marmara Highway in the European side, also offers an alternative to city traffic.

The route of the North Marmara Highway starts from Kurnaköy toll booths in Pendik district in the Asian side of İstanbul and continues uninterruptedly until Akyazı district of Sakarya. Along this route, it is easy to access to Sabiha Gökçen Airport, İstanbul Park, Gebze Organized Industrial Zone, Dilovası TEM access road, D-100 access road, Osmangazi Bridge, Kocaeli- Çayırova road through Sevindikli junction and İzmit Körfez District through İlimtepe junction.

This highway is a significant part of the project to create an uninterrupted highway network around the entire Marmara by connecting with the ongoing Çanakkale Bridge and access roads and the İstanbul İzmir Highway. İstanbul Teknik has undertaken the Kurtköy-Akyazı Section, Part 5 KM: 151+188+000, which is constructed by Cengiz İnşaat. İstanbul Teknik has also undertaken the Kurtköy-Akyazı Section, Part 4, KM: 129+650-151+500, which is constructed by Limak İnşaat.

İstanbul Teknik has also undertaken the Kurtköy-Akyazı Section, Part 6, KM: 188+000-190+400, which is constructed by Kolin İnşaat. The tunnels constructed in these projects are among the widest cross-section tunnels in Turkey. Each tube is constructed for a 4-lane road, and has a width of 22 m and an arc length of 34.4 m.