Ground was broken on 5 April 2017 in line with Türkiye's 2023 targets. Built to improve access to the Northern Aegean's major trade, agriculture, industry and tourism centers, the Northern Aegean Motorway (Menemen Aliağa Çandarlı) opened as a controlled access highway on 30 October 2019.
Transport Infrastructure Projects
Northern Aegean Motorway
Northern Aegean Motorway
A motorway providing safe, fast access to Aegean industrial, port and tourism areas
Menemen, Aliağa and Çandarlı, İzmir, Türkiye
Groundbreaking: 5 April 2017; opening: 22 February 2020; traffic admitted from 30 October 2019
Highlights
Location
Menemen, Aliağa and Çandarlı, İzmir, Türkiye
Client/Employer Information
T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı / Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü
Project Scale
56 km main road + 40 km connection roads = 96 km total
Project Duration
Groundbreaking: 5 April 2017; opening: 22 February 2020; traffic admitted from 30 October 2019
Number of Lanes
Three lanes each direction, six total
Operation
Build Operate Transfer model, Kalyon Holding and IC Holding partnership
Intelligent Transport Systems
- 298 cameras
- 26 variable message signs
- 40 variable traffic signs
- 21 traffic counting sensors
- Five meteorological data station systems
- 14 optical/mechanical clearance systems
- Six automatic license plate recognition systems
- SCADA tunnel/motorway safety systems
- 32 exit and 24 entry facilities at seven stations
Infrastructure Components
- One tunnel,
- Eight viaducts,
- 37 bridges,
- One archaeological bridge,
- 186 culverts,
- 30 underpasses,
- 19 interchanges,
- Three paired motorway service facilities,
- One main control campus
- Seven toll stations are provided.
Architectural and Engineering Details
The 96 km motorway was built to high engineering standards with bridges, viaducts, tunnels and interchanges. Its six lanes, three each way, can accommodate even the heaviest regional traffic.
Technologies and Innovations Used
Intelligent Transport Systems monitor traffic throughout the route via 298 cameras and sensors at the Main Control Center. Variable message signs provide real time driver information, maximizing safety, speed and efficiency.
Special Solutions
When motorway construction intersected ancient Neonteikhos, a story without precedent unfolded on the Northern Aegean Motorway.
The royal road of ancient Neonteikhos and all artifacts surveyed and recorded during excavations were reinstalled at their original elevations and coordinates on a steel bridge designed using an unprecedented method.
Türkiye's first and only archaeological bridge added distinctive value through cultural heritage preservation.
Project Stages and Solutions
01
15 February 2017: Tender date
02
5 April 2017: Groundbreaking
03
30 October 2019: Opened to traffic as a controlled access highway
04
22 February 2020: Official opening attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Solutions
Historical and cultural heritage protection, environmental sensitivity and modern engineering were applied together
Partnerships
It was built through a Kalyon Holding and IC Holding partnership under the leadership of T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı and Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü.
Sustainability
Economic and Social Impact
Northern Aegean Motorway eased İzmir traffic, saving time and fuel. Easier access to industrial, tourism, agricultural and trade centers directly supported the Aegean economy.
Sustainability and Environmental Sensitivity
Intelligent transport and LED lighting reduced carbon emissions, while preserving ancient Neonteikhos secured cultural heritage.
Easing İzmir traffic through transit passage for vehicles from neighboring provinces, the motorway provides safe, fast, comfortable, fuel saving intelligent transport services.
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