(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, JUNE 13 - In addition to the two existing
bridges and a third under construction, there is now also a
tunnel which spans the Bosporus linking Asia to Europe. However,
it will be used to transport water and not people.
Turkish group STFA has announced the completion of the first tunnel below the famous strait, which will be used to transport 3 million cubic metres of drinking water from springs in Anatolia to the chaotic and overcrowded European side of Istanbul. The Turkish megalopolis now has a population estimated to be around 15 million.
The tunnel was drilled in 1,200 days at a depth of 145 metres, Hurriyet news reports. The third bridge over the Bosporus will be built by the consortium of the Italian firm Astaldi and the Turkish company Ictas.(ANSAmed).
Turkish group STFA has announced the completion of the first tunnel below the famous strait, which will be used to transport 3 million cubic metres of drinking water from springs in Anatolia to the chaotic and overcrowded European side of Istanbul. The Turkish megalopolis now has a population estimated to be around 15 million.
The tunnel was drilled in 1,200 days at a depth of 145 metres, Hurriyet news reports. The third bridge over the Bosporus will be built by the consortium of the Italian firm Astaldi and the Turkish company Ictas.(ANSAmed).
