Baku, Azerbaijan, July 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
An accident took place during the construction of the third airport in Istanbul, Turkish Haber7 TV channel reported on July 9.
A crane collapsed during the construction works and fell into a lake. One person was killed in the accident.
On June 7, Istanbul hosted the ceremony of laying the foundation of a new - the third airport of the city.
The agreement on the construction of the third airport of Istanbul was signed in May, 2013.
The tender for the airport's construction was won by a consortium of the companies Limak, Kolin, Cengiz, MaPa, and Kalyon. The consortium offered 22.1 billion euros for participation in the project.
Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Turkish Transport, Maritime and Communications Ministry told Trend that the construction of this airport will cost 10 billion Turkish liras.
The third airport in Istanbul is being built near the Lake Terkos, north of the city. Initially, the airport will serve 90 million passengers a year, and in the future, this figure will rise to 150 million passengers.
The airport is expected to be one of the biggest in the world.
Edited by S.I.