Turkish cities ramp up road and metro upgrades nationwide
The Aydın Metropolitan Municipality continues work on a new road linking the city hospital with the Incirliova route, aiming to speed up access to health services.
In the Kahramanmaraş province, the Göksun district receives simultaneous asphalt repairs on existing group roads and construction of a new 2.5‑km road to improve rural connectivity.
Gebze, Kocaeli, completes multiple new imar streets and upgrades existing streets in the Pelitli, Balçık and Cumaköy neighbourhoods, expanding the local transport network.
Istanbul’s metropolitan authority performed the first test run of the Ümraniye‑Ataşehir‑Göztepe metro line and announced that the Halkalı‑Arnavutköy‑airport corridor will open by year‑end, linking the airport to the city in about 30 minutes.
Ankara’s highway network undergoes extensive maintenance and resurfacing, prompting temporary traffic adjustments on routes to Kızılcahamam, Kırıkkale, Polatlı, Bala and the Ankara‑Konya corridor.
In Selçuk (near İzmir), the Pamucak road was resurfaced, reducing potholes and improving safety for local bus and taxi operators.