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31 August 2016
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Istanbul’s Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge links Europe, Asia for the third time
The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, Istanbul’s third bridge linking the
European and Asian sides of Istanbul, opened on August 26th in a ceremony that was attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.
The bridge, built above the northern part of the Bosporus Strait, was named after 16th century Ottoman Sultan Selim I, whose rule marked the expansion of the empire’s burgeoning world power in the Middle East.
We are connecting continents,” Erdoğan said in his speech. “We are celebrating together and we are very proud of it. The nation deserves this. This is a great and joyful day.”
Erdoğan, who along with Yıldırım was among the first to cross the bridge, said it would “pioneer” further projects, such as a canal linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara and another Europe-Asia bridge at the Dardanelles.
The opening ceremony of the Yavuz Sultan Selim
Bridge connecting Europe and Asia for the third time,
was realized Friday with the participation of President
Erdoğan, Prime Minister Yıldırım as well as many other
high-level international guests
Facts About the Project
The bridge of firsts, the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge is the widest suspension bridge in the world with a width of 59 meters and the longest spanning one that has a rail system on it, with a main span of 1408 meters. Another first of the bridge is that it is the suspension bridge with the highest tower of the world, with a height of more than 322 meters.
With its construction commencing in 2013 and completed in 2016, the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge is located in the Odayeri – Paşaköy section of the Northern Marmara Motorway project. The rail system on the bridge is going to transport passengers from Edirne to Izmit. The rail system is going to be integrated with the Marmaray and the Istanbul Subway to link Atatürk Airport, Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and the 3rd Airport which
will be constructed.
The Northern Marmara Motorway and the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge is going to be executed with “Build- Operate – Transfer” model. With an investment value of 4.5 billion TL, the project’s operation, including construction, is going to be executed by IC İçtas – Astaldi Consortium for a period of 10 years 2 months and 20 days and then be transferred to the Ministry of Transportation at the end of this period.
The Northern Marmara Motorway and the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge Project will be one of the symbols of modern Turkey and will bring Turkey closer to its objective of being one of the biggest 10 economies of the world in 2023.As Intekno , we are extremely proud to have
successfully completed several different works in this important project...
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Works Successfully Completed by Intekno as Technology Application ContractorSTEEL DECK – CONCRETE DECK CONNECTION TEMPORARY REACTION LUG
First steel decks on both
Asian and European
side were fixed to final
concrete decks using
Macalloy Post Tensioning
Bars. Installation,
Tensioning and Grouting
works of Macalloy’s PT
Bars were completed by
Intekno.
Tensioning and
detensioning works
of temporary reaction
lugs were completed by
Intekno using Macalloy
Post Tensioning Bars. In
this way, Derrick Cranes
were fixed on concrete
girder and used to lift
steel decks up for welding
works.
Commencement Date: 13 January 2015
Completion Date: 27 March 2015
Commencement Date: 24 March 2015
Completion Date: 14 May 2015
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SHEAR KEY TOP TOWER BEAM LOWER X-BRACING
Tensioning and Grouting
works of Shear Key
areas on both European
and Asian sides were
completed by Intekno
using Macalloy Post
Tensioning Bars.
Commencement Date: 3 April 2015
Completion Date: 25 April 2015
Lower X-Bracings were
fixed to pier of the
bridge on both Asian and
European side at a height
of 285m. using Macalloy
Post Tensioning Bars.
Installation, Tensioning
and Grouting works of
Macalloy’s PT Bars were
completed by Intekno.
Commencement Date: 20 April 2015
Completion Date: 10 May 2015
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DECK CLOSURE STEEL BEAM CONSOLES FOR DAMPER MAST
Installation, Tensioning
and Grouting works of
Steel Beam Consoles for
damper mast on both
Asian and European
sides were completed by
Intekno using Macalloy
Post Tensioning Bars.
Commencement Date: 2 April 2016
Completion Date: 13 April 2016
Tensioning and De-
tensioning works of Deck
Closure were completed
by Intekno using
Macalloy Post Tensioning
Bars. Assembling and
Disassembling works of
the steel structure was
also under Intekno’s
scope.
Commencement Date: 7 March 2016
Completion Date: 15 March 2016
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Following the opening ceremony of Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge on August 26th, 2016, the main contractor, ICA, placed an advertisement on all daily newspapers in Turkey thanking to all their business partners who participated in
building this grand project with the titleThis Pride Belongs to Us All
Thanks
As Intekno, we are also proud to have performed critical tasks in this prestigious project...
We would like to extend our gratitude to our business partners, suppliers and friends who always supported us during the
course of this project and especially to our team members who participated in this project diligently...
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Who can find trace of you?There isn’t even a bit of dust from your track.
Who could find your home?You Have no home.
How can I praise you?What can I say about you?
Foam is the only form in the sea of meaning.A great, unseen town
Lies just behind that curtain. Our world is nothing compared to that.
Don’t lower yourself.Don’t knock on every door.
You yourself are what you’re looking forO heart, raise your tent up to the sky.
Don’t say “I can’t.” Sure you can.
Just do it.
Mevlana Celaleddin Rumî (1207 – 1273)
Just Do It