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Ilısu Dam & HEPP, Mardin/TURKEY

The operations in parallel to the graphic achieved with this Construction works at the remaining sections of the project are
successful history are continuing quickly with the ongoing in progress.
domestic and overseas projects.
Orhangazi 4th section between Km: 34+300 and 43+296 of the
As per the implementation contract signed on 27 September Gebze - Orhangazi - Izmir Motorway which includes the
2010 between the General Directorate of Highways and Otoyol construction of 9 km motorway, 2 bridges, 1 pedestrian bridge,
Yatırım ve İşletme A.Ş., which became effective on 15 March 16 underpasses, 17 box culverts, 2 retaining walls and 9
2013, 384 km of motorway and 43 km of access road, adding up diversion canals was completed under the responsibility of
to a total of 427 km of motorway will be constructed to connect Nurol at the end of 2015. 1.378 m long South approach viaduct
Gebze and İzmir. The route comprises construction of of the Osmangazi suspension bridge which includes 35.000
Osmangazi Suspension Bridge which is the second longest tonnes of steel works was another section under the sole
suspension bridge in Europe and the fourth longest in the world responsibility of Nurol was also completed on April 2016.
with its 4.500 m total length including approach viaducts and Construction works commenced on 2015 and still ongoing at
1.550 m mid-span, 29 viaducts, 3 motorway tunnels, 199 bridges, the last section under our responsibility, Balıkesir- Kırkağaç-
20 toll plazas, 25 interchanges, 6 operation and maintenance Akhisar Section between Km: 224+300 and 317+284 and parts
centers, 3 tunnel operation and maintenance centers and 18 of the section between Km: 224+300 to 230+500 (Balıkesir West
motorway service facilities. Gebze - Orhangazi - Izmir Motorway Intersection and Km: 310+513 (Akhisar Intersection) to 317+284
(including Osmangazi Suspension Bridge and Connection were completed and opened to traffic as of March 2019.
Roads) Project is one of the biggest infrastructure investments
in Turkey with its 7,7 billion USD value not including financing NUROL Tower Business Complex and Nurol Park projects were
costs and value added tax and sections between Gebze completed on 2016 and works for NUROL Life Multipurpose
Intersection and Bursa which includes Osmangazi suspension Complex Project were completed on 2017 under the scope of
Bridge, Km: 201+380 (Balıkesir North Intersection)-230+500 Nurol REIT's 800 million USD investment in İstanbul. NUROL
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(Balıkesir West Intersection) and Km: 310+513 (Akhisar Intersection) Tower Çaglayan Business Complex was built on a 6.800 m
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-408+655 (İzmir) have been completed and opened to traffic. project area and consists of 74.000 m closed area whereas

Hasankeyf Group Bridges, Batman - Siirt/TURKEY

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