OUTLINE

GENERAL OVERVIEW of HIGHWAY NETWORK

HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

EIA AND EIA FOR HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

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GDH is responsible for planning, design, construction, maintenance, repair and operation of roads, bridges and structures within the network of motorways, state and provincial roads and keep all the network safely in operation in all weather conditions.

GDH was established on March 1, 1950

GDH is an affilliated institution of the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications.

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF TURKISH HIGHWAYS

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MAIN SERVICE UNITS (10)

DEPT. OF SURVEY, DESIGN AND

ENVIRONMENT

DEPT. OF MOTORWAY OPERATIONS

DEPT. OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPT.OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY

DEPT. OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPT. OF STRUCTURES

DEPT. OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE DEPT. OF REAL ESTATE

DEPT. OF TRAFFIC SAFETY DEPT. OF PROG. AND MONITORING

COUNSELLING AND SUPERVISION UNITS (4)

INSPECTION BOARD LEGAL ADVISORY OFFICE

DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT INTERNAL AUDIT UNIT

SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE UNITS (3)

DEPT. OF SUPPORT SERVICE DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES

DEPT. OF INFORMATION TECHOLOGIES

DIRECTOR GENERAL

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

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PRIVATE SECRETERIAT UNIT

PRESS & PUBLIC

RELATIONS UNIT

54 DIVISIONS

ORGANIZATION CHART

REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF GDH

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18 Regional Divisions

118 Subdivisions

281 Maintenance Houses

25 Motorway Maintenance

and Operation Offices

2 Equipment and Supply Directories

GENERAL OVERVIEW of HIGHWAY NETWORK

Type: Motorways, State & Provincial roads Responsibility: General Directorate of Turkish Highways

Type: Village and Forest roads Responsibility: Special Provincial Administration

The road network excluding urban roads is about 410.000 km in length

Public Roads in Turkey

Type: Urban roads Responsibility: Municipal Authorities

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Turkish Road Network under General Directorate of Turkish Highways’ responsibility.

NATIONAL HIGHWAY NETWORK (66.244 km)

TURKISH HIGHWAY NETWORK

(66.244 KM)

Total Asset Value: 62 Billion Euro Road Density: 50 km / 100 km2 (Excl.Urban Roads)

Motorway Density: 2.85/ 1000 km2

• Total road network is 66.244 km. • 36.6% of total road network

(24.263km) is dual carriageway

NATIONAL HIGHWAY NETWORK

State Roads

31,215

47.1%

Provincial

Roads

32,740

49.4%

Motorways

2,289

3.5%

Highway Network (Km)

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Total international highway network is 12000 km

INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY NETWORK

PASSENGER & FREIGHT TRANSPORT 2014

[KATEGO

Rİ ADI]

0.59%

[KATEGO

Rİ ADI]

1..12% [KATEGO

Rİ ADI]

8.52%

[KATEGO

Rİ ADI]

89.77%

Passenger Transport Highways: 89.77%

Freight Transport Highways: 89.47%

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Highways

89,47%

Sea Routes

5,94% Railways

4.58%

TRAFFIC VOLUME MAP 2014

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In our highway network, the rate of heavy vehicle traffic volume is 27%

Avarage Annual Daily Traffic

Average Annual Daily Heavy Vehicle Traffic

2014 AADT ON

STATE ROADS

PERCENTAGE OF GDP USED FOR HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

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3,134 3,519

5,510 5,386

7,710 8,163 7,154 7,383 7,202

0.60% 0.53%

0.74%

0.87%

1.05% 1.06%

0.91% 0.90% 0.90%

0.00%

0.20%

0.40%

0.60%

0.80%

1.00%

1.20%

1.40%

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

INVESTMENT (Million $) GDP (%)

Mill

ion

US

D

1.714 Km

MOTORWAY

4.387 Km

MULTILANE DIVIDED STATE&PROVINCIAL

ROADS

6.101 Km

TOTAL

MULTILANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY NETWORK

(2003)

HIGHWAY NETWORK: 63.143

2.289 Km

MOTORWAY

21.974 Km

MULTILANE DIVIDED STATE&PROVINCIAL

ROADS

24.263Km

TOTAL

MULTILANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY NETWORK

(DEC 2015)

HIGHWAY NETWORK : 66.244

EXISTING MOTORWAY NETWORK

MOTORWAYS IN OPERATION 2.289 Km

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MOTORWAYS IN OPERATION 2.289 Km

BOT PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONS 528 Km

1-İstanbul-İzmir Motorway 433 Km

2-North Marmara Motorway (YAVUZ SULTAN SELİM Cable Stayed Suspension Bridge) Odayeri-Paşaköy Section

95 Km

BOT PROJECTS IN TENDERING PROCESS 336 Km

3-North Marmara Motorway Kınalı-Odayeri Section 149 Km

4-North Marmara Motorway Kurtköy-Akyazı Section 187 Km 15

MIDTERM TARGET BOT PROJECTS ( 1. GROUP )

1 321 Km

5-Çiğli-Aliağa-Çandarlı Motorway 76 Km

6-Ankara-Niğde Otoyolu (Incl. Kırsehir Connection) 330 Km

7-Ankara-Kırıkkale-Delice Motorway 119 Km

8-Kınalı-Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Balıkesir Motorway 352 Km

9-Mersin-Erdemli-Taşucu Motorway 92 Km

10-Aydın-Denizli Motorway 165 km

11-Antalya-Alanya Motorway 187 Km

MOTORWAYS IN OPERATION :2.289 Km

BOT PROJECTS (Under Construction) : 528 Km

BOT PROJECTS (In Tendering Process): 336 Km

MIDTERM TARGET BOT PROJECTS ( 1.Group )

MIDTERM TARGET BOT PROJECTS ( 2. GROUP ) 3.326 Km

12-Ankara-İzmir Motorway 572 Km 16- Delice-Samsun Motorway 303 Km

13-Denizli-Burdur Motorway 130 Km 17-Gerede-Merzifon-Gürbulak Motorway

(Gerede-Merzifon Section)

336 Km

14-Sivrihisar-Bursa Motorway 231 Km 18-Gerede-Merzifon-Gürbulak Motorway

(Merzifon-Gürbulak Section)

950 Km

15-Afyon-Antalya Motorway 350 Km 19-Şanlıurfa-Diyarbakır-Habur

Motorway

454 Km

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MIDTERM TARGET BOT PROJECTS ( 2.Group )

MOTORWAY NETWORK : 7.800 KM TOTAL COST : 52 BILLION $

BOT PROJECTS (IN TENDERING PROCESS)

MIDTERM TARGET BOT PROJECTS (1.GROUP)

MIDTERM TARGET BOT PROJECTS (2.GROUP)

TOTAL: 18

MOTORWAYS IN OPERATION

BOT PROJECTS (UNDER CONSTRUCTON)

STRATEGIC PLAN OF TURKISH HIGHWAYS 2012-2016

GOAL 1: Mobility

GOAL 2: Road Traffic Safety

GOAL 4: Preserve & Develop Highway Network

GOAL 3: Organizational Excellence &Continous Development

GOAL 5: Sensitive to Human Being&Environmental Stewardship

Protecting environment is one of the 5 Goals of STRATEGIC PLAN OF TURKISH HIGHWAYS 2012-2016

MISSION:

In a framework of authority entrusted with rule to the institution, to

contribute to the social and economic development of the country

through planning, designing, constructing, maintaining and operating in

every climate conditions of motorways, state and provincial roads,

meeting road users’ demand, compromising with other transportation

systems in a way of providing safe, comfortable, environmentally

sensitive roads, meeting contemporary needs.

STRATEGIC PLAN OF TURKISH HIGHWAYS 2012-2016

VISION: To be an institution

providing safe and comfortable transport service,

using advanced technologies,

preparing road projects sensitive to environment and human in a base of

reality,

having a strong budget,

having smiling personnel and modern management

STRATEGIC PLAN OF TURKISH HIGHWAYS 2012-2016

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Historical Evolution of EIA in Turkey

• Concern over environmental degradation in late 1970s and early 1980s.

• First environmental legislation in 1983. ( Environment Code No. 2872 )

• Objective : to protect and improve the environment which is the common asset of all citizens;

make better use of, and preserve land and air pollution; by preserving the country’s vegetative

and livestock assets and natural and historical richness, organize all arrangements and

precautions for improving and securing health, civilization and life conditions of present and

future generations in conformity with economical and social development objectives, and

based on certain legal and technical principles”

• Environment Code has also made a reference to EIA

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Historical Evolution of EIA in Turkey

• In 2006, Code No. 5491 amended the Environment Code

• Establishment of a more comprehensive legal framework in 1993

• Six major revisions due to problems in implementation and Turkey’s

obligation to harmonize its national law with the EU’s law.

• Latest revision dated 25 November 2014

• Certain projects ( Annex 1, Annex 2) to get exempted from the requirement

to automatically prepare an EIA report

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• Responsible: General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment, Permits and Control

• EIA system in Turkey vs European Union’s EIA Directive

• The EIA Directive played a significant role in the development of Turkish EIA system

• Environment chapter was opened for negotiations on December 2009

• Except for articles related with transboundary EIA, in its wording, current EIA By-law is fully harmonized with the EU’s EIA Directive.

Historical Evolution of EIA in Turkey

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EIA PROCEDURE OF TURKISH EIA

REGULATION

Application to MoEU with EIA Application File prepared according to

Annex-III criteria. Confirmation of the EIA Application File

Establishment of the Review & Evaluation Committee consisting of relevant

compenent authorities

Determination of the date and place of the Public Participation Meeting &

Scope Determination Meeting

The announcement of the meeting is made available on the web page of MoEU

Public Participation Meeting At the dates declared in local and national

newspapers.

Also brochures and announcement, and where required public inquires are

made in order to take the comments of the public and to inform them about

the public participation meeting.

Meeting of the Committee to Determine Scope and Special Format

The comments of the public are taken into consideration

during preparation of the content of EIA Report

Format of the EIA Report is given to the project developer.

The special format prepared during EIA procedure is valid for 18 months

Annex I projects & projects coming from screening procedure

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Examination of the report with respect to compliance with the special format

Report is not in conformity with the special format

(Report is returned to the applicant) Report is in conformity with the special format

Submission of the Report to the Ministry after the

completion of its deficiencies

Duplication of the Report in adequate number

(the EIA Report is made available to public via

internet or as an hard copy at the Ministry and

provincial directorates.)

Invitation to the Review Committee Meetings

The opinions and proposals of the public related

to the EIA Report are taken throughout the

whole EIA procedure.The public has the right to

go to the court related to the EIA decisions

given by the MoEU.

EIA Positive Decision (7 year) The

decision is announced to public in

Provincial Directorates with its

reasons

Submission of the EIA Report to the Ministry

Report is finalised (Submission of the final

Report which is also made available to public)

EIA Negative

Decision

EIA PROCEDURE OF TURKISH EIA

REGULATION

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REHABILITATION

UPGRADING OF

EXISTING HIGHWAY

NEW HIGHWAY / MOTORWAY

CONSTRUCTION

CONVERSION 2X1 INTO 2X2 CARRIAGEWAYS

EIA is Required No Environmental

Decision is

Required

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

EIA for Highway Infrastructure in Turkey

EIA is Required Preliminary EIA

(Project

Description File)

Preliminary EIA

(Project

Description File)

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Conclusion and Recommendations

• EIA started to become an important tool for planning as well as environmental

preservation due to growing environmental awareness in Turkey

• Full transposition of EIA Directive into national legislation is an important step

• There is a need for strengthening public participation in the EIA process

• There is a need for introducing mechanisms to ease the availability of and access to

up-to-date environmental information and data

Mücahit ARMAN Head of Strategy Development Department General Directorate of Turkish Highways Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications

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