Daily passage figures in the Eurasia Tunnel exceeded the guarantee

The opposition’s perception operation regarding the guarantee fee for highways and bridges, which they talk about at every opportunity, has collapsed. The giant works that were built without a single penny from the state’s pocket began to bear fruit. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu inspected the Eurasia Tunnel, one of Turkey’s most important projects, and received a briefing from the authorities. Minister Uraloğlu announced that the traffic density in the Eurasia Tunnel is increasing day by day and the number of guaranteed vehicle passages has been exceeded. Minister Uraloğlu said, “The Eurasia Tunnel has a daily traffic guarantee of 70 thousand 574 vehicles. In the past period, the number of vehicles using the Eurasia Tunnel exceeded 74 thousand per day, according to the September average. On April 22, 2023, the maximum daily number of vehicles reached 85,491. Our state has a daily traffic guarantee “There will be revenue sharing in the Eurasia Tunnel, which has 70 thousand 574 vehicles, within a few years,” he said.

It was built to ensure that safety conditions against earthquakes are not compromised.

The daily vehicle numbers guaranteed by the state on the Izmir highway and Osmangazi Bridge, which were built with the Public Private Partnership model, were exceeded in the past months. The numbers are expected to increase even more as the effect of the pandemic disappears completely. Thus, the country will gain giant works without spending a single penny from the Treasury coffers for passenger guarantee. Minister Uraloğlu also pointed out that the Eurasia Tunnel has successfully achieved many firsts and opened a new era in the world tunneling industry, and touched upon the features of the Eurasia Tunnel. Uraloğlu said, “Seismic bracelets used in the tunnel were used to increase earthquake resistance in the Eurasia Tunnel, whose deepest point is 106.4 meters below sea level. In this way, the ‘service conditions’ of the tunnel against earthquakes that can occur once in 500 years and earthquakes that can occur once in 2,500 years are ensured.” “It was built in such a way that the security conditions against it are not compromised. We also instantly observe its behavior against possible earthquakes. With the installed system, it is constantly monitored with 12 accelerometers throughout the tunnel, 21 displacement sensors that monitor in three dimensions and 3 accelerometers installed in the business buildings.” spoke.

Monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Reminding that the Eurasia Tunnel, which is managed with smart road technologies, ensures a safe and healthy flow of traffic without interruption, Minister Uraloğlu said, “The traffic flow in the tunnel and approach roads in the Eurasia Tunnel is monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by the operators working in the control room. All possible emergencies The necessary “protection” plans for the system have been prepared considering the principle of “people first” and defined in the SCADA System. All systems such as energy, ventilation, lighting, traffic signs, radio announcements and access control work automatically in an integrity. Unusual situations such as accidents and vehicle malfunctions are 400 “It can be detected instantly with more than 1,000 cameras and automatic incident detection systems. In emergency situations, expert emergency teams intervene with motorcycles that are specially produced in accordance with the tunnel structure and have fire extinguishing equipment, and the response time is under two minutes,” he said.