Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that Konya Ring Road 2nd Section will be opened to traffic on January 17. The 30-kilometer section between Afyonkarahisar and Aksaray axes will be put into service at the ceremony, which will be attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
According to the written statement made by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that Konya, located on the Silk Road route, has been one of the important settlements of Anatolia throughout history and said, “Today, with its highway connections extending in the east-west and north-south directions, which provide the main transportation of our country.” It is an important junction point.” he said.
Uraloğlu stated that they designed the Konya Ring Road with a total length of 122 kilometers and reminded that they completed the work of the first part of 22 kilometers and opened it to traffic in 2020. “2. Part 46 is 46 kilometers long and Part 3 is 54 kilometers long. “We designed the entire road as a 6-lane bitumen hot mixture coated divided highway standard.” he said.
Stating that the 30-kilometer section between the Afyonkarahisar-Aksaray axis was completed and put into service during the construction works carried out on the 2nd part of the ring road, Uraloğlu said, “3 bridge junctions, 1 viaduct, 3 bridges, 18 underpasses, 57 culverts were built and 44 thousand saplings were planted in the section that will be opened to traffic. Work continues on the 16 kilometers between Aksaray-Adana axis.” He made a statement.
CONTRIBUTION TO CITY TRAFFIC
With the project; Explaining that the transit traffic load of Konya, which is at an important transition point between regions, has been transferred to the ring road, Uraloğlu said, “Today, the traffic on the old ring road within the city of Konya will be given a breather. “With fast and safe traffic flow to important tourism and trade centers, Konya’s transportation standard will be increased and its social and economic development will be contributed.” he said.
Stating that the transportation provided by covering 40 kilometers on the existing road between the Afyonkarahisar axis and Aksaray axis has been shortened by 10 kilometers with the section of the ring road that will be opened to traffic, Uraloğlu made the following statements in his statement:
“Travel time has been reduced from 49 minutes to 17 minutes. Thus, a total of 6 billion liras will be saved annually, 4.6 billion from time and 1.4 billion from fuel, and carbon emissions will be reduced by 81 thousand 400 tons.”