PURPOSE AND BENEFITS

With the project, it is aimed to fully ensure traffic safety, life and property safety, shorten the travel time, contribute to the development of tourism and industry in the region, especially on the road serving heavy traffic, mainly heavy vehicles. It has been planned to facilitate urban transportation in Izmir, to ensure the transit of traffic from the surrounding provinces without stopping into Izmir city, to form the highway leg of transportation to the planned Port of Çandarlı and thus to serve both trade and industry and tourism. Izmir - Ankara, Izmir - Istanbul, Izmir - Manisa, Izmir - Aydın, Izmir – Çeşme highways will be connected to each other and the Northern Aegean Highway, which will divert the transit traffic flow from urban traffic, will also support the Izmir – Ankara and Izmir - Istanbul high-speed train projects by road. The North Aegean Highway will provide relief to the heavy tonnage and heavy cargo traffic created by the Petkim, Socar and Tüpraş industrial plants, iron and steel factories, ship dismantling plants, fuel filling plants, fertilizer and paper factories, Atatürk Organized Industrial Zone, Aliağa Organized Industrial Zone and Çamaltı Saltpetre located in Aliağa District. In addition, it will provide transportation to the international North Aegean Port of Çandarlı, which is planned to be built in Çandarlı, and will create a road connection for sea transportation. The project, which aims to relieve Izmir city traffic and give Izmir a modern appearance, will work in partnership with light rail transportation, high-speed trains and ports and will complete the environmentally friendly transportation network.