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Figure 3: Overview of the whole project
Figure 3: Overview of the whole project Source: www.1915canakkale.com
Source: 1915canakkale.com
BRIDGE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A consortium made up of South Korea´s Daelim
and SK E&C, Turkey´s Limak and Yapı Merkezi won
the tender for the construction of the bridge on
26th January 2017 by offering the shortest
concession period of just over 16 years, which
includes a Minimum Revenue Guarantee once the
bridge is opened to traffic.
The bridge is expected to be built at a cost of
around 2 billion USD. Another 0.8 billion USD
covers the cost of the motorway.
The ground-breaking Ceremony took place on 18 th
March 2017. Opening of the bridge is planned in
2022, in advance of the centenary anniversary of
the declaration of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
The General Directorate of Highways (KGM)
awarded the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge and Highway
Project within the framework of a Public Private
Partnership model to the consortium, which
subsequently established a joint-venture company
(Commissioned Company), Çanakkale Otoyol
Köprüsü İnşaat Yatırım İşletme A.Ş. (Çanakkale
Motorway Bridge Construction Investment
Management Inc.).
GENERAL DESIGN
The main structure will be 3-span steel suspension
bridge. The bridge length will be 3,563m and
together with two approach viaducts the total
length will be 4,608 m.
The main span of the bridge will be 2,023m with
770m side spans. The Gallipoli approach viaduct
will be 900m long and the Lapseki approach
viaduct will be 650m long.
The EPC contract for the bridge was signed in an
official ceremony on 16 th March 2017.
Towers and Sea Foundations
The consortium will build, manage and operate the
completed bridge for 16 years and two months
under BOT basis.
The towers will be 318m high, making the bridge
the second tallest in Turkey, just 4m shorter than
the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge. Each tower is
founded on a cellular concrete caisson measuring
83m by 74m in plan.
The four companies each have an equal share of
25% in the project.
The bridge will be handed over to the Turkish
Government after completion of the operation
period.
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