建造of the world’s longest suspension bridge has formally started in Turkey, following the financial close of a design-build-finance-operate contract with a Korean and Turkish-led consortium.

穿过达达那雷斯，这是繁忙的水路进入黑海，这座桥梁将具有2,023米的主要跨度，纪念现代土耳其基金会。在第二次世界大战期间，这座桥称为1915年Çanakkale，标志着英国和其他盟军的主要胜利。

土耳其政府去年1月份授予合同到包括韩国的Daelim和SK E＆C以及当地的Limak和Yapi Merkezi的联盟。日本的itochu和Ihi联盟是亚军。

基于哥本哈根的COWI A / S正在设计成功的联盟的交叉，并排双钢箱梁甲板被空气动力学稳定的空间分开。

建设caisso干船坞n construction started late last year anticipating financial close, but Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, formally launched the project March 18. The project schedule calls for contractual completion in September 2023.

This story was updated April 2 to correct the identity of a consortium member and the contractual completion date.