Existed: 2016 – present To: Akyazı Length 431 km | From: Kınalı, Silivri Regions: Marmara Constructed 2016 | |
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Major cities Istanbul, Akyazı, İzmit, Gebze, Adapazarı Provinces Istanbul Province, Kocaeli Province, Sakarya Province | ||
Otoyol 6 komik
The Otoyol 6 (O-6; English: Motorway 6), or Northern Marmara Motorway, is a motorway around the northern sections of Istanbul and which is currently (2016) partly under construction.
The highway crosses the Bosphorus Strait via the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, which was opened in August 2016. The route is intended to serve as the outermost beltway of Istanbul as well as being the third motor-crossing of the Bosphorus. The route stretches 431 km (268 mi) from Kınalı, on the European side, to Akyazı on the Asian side. Connections to the as well as both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges will be built as the Northern Marmara Motorway will bypass Istanbul to the north.
As of 2016, the section under construction is the section from Odayeri to Paşaköy. In this section, 14 tunnels, 61 viaducts, 45 underpasses, and 63 overpasses will be constructed.
The western (Kınalı-Odayeri) and eastern (Kurtköy-Akyazı) sections have been tendered in early May 2016. Construction is estimated to take 3 years and to start in 2016.