ISTANBUL, May 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The construction of a bridge, which will connect Asia and Europe in northwestern Turkey, advanced to a next phase on Saturday with the completion of its towers.
A ceremony was held for the installation of the last steel block of 318-metre towers of the Canakkale 1915 Bridge, in the Canakkale province.
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attended the ceremony via video-conference from Istanbul.
Erdogan said, his country’s strong transportation infrastructure would be its biggest advantage in a world that would be reshaped politically and economically, after COVID-19.
Erdogan also noted that, Turkey prepares to be a regional transportation hub, thanks to the many projects.
The suspension bridge will have the largest central span in the world when completed, on Mar 18, 2022, according to press reports.
