BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 14
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Construction of the Ankara-Izmir high-speed railway with a length of 508 kilometers will be completed in 2023, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
According to the ministry, the railway will pass through six provinces including Ankara, Eskisehir, Afyon-Karahisar, Ushak, Manisa and Izmir.
The cost of the construction of the project is 7.1 billion liras ($1 billion), and the railway will be commissioned in 2023.
In 2019, 3.4 billion liras ($501.9 million) was spent for the construction of the railway.
In 2020, 456 million liras ($67.3 million) will be allocated to continue construction. The construction of the railway is carried out exclusively at the expense of the state.
Earlier, the ministry said that 25.2 billion liras ($3.7 billion) will be invested in transport and infrastructure projects in Turkey in 2020.
According to the ministry, this year, 2,994 projects will be implemented in Turkey, 455 of which are in the field of transport and infrastructure. In total, 77.1 billion liras ($11.3 billion) were allocated for all projects.
Earlier, the ministry said that the implementation of projects to create 12 logistics centers is ongoing. Eight such centers are under development and tenders, and the construction of four centers continues, the ministry noted.
Foreign contractors may take part in the construction.
The construction projects of 21 logistics centers in Turkey are planned to be implemented as part of the Goal-2023 government plan. Nine logistics centers have already been commissioned.
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