Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the Eurasia Tunnel had set a new daily record for vehicle traffic.
In Uraloğlu's written statement, 94,489 vehicles passed through the tunnel on Friday, September 4. This set a new daily vehicle traffic record for the Eurasia Tunnel.
Previous record was set on June 13, 2024
The tunnel's previous daily traffic record was set on June 13, 2024. A total of 94,459 vehicles passed through the Eurasia Tunnel that day.
Uraloğlu said the Eurasia Tunnel is the first and only double-deck road tunnel connecting the Asian and European continents beneath the seabed.
Uraloğlu said the 5-kilometer tunnel, together with its approach roads, has been in service for nearly 10 years along a 14.6-kilometer route on Istanbul's heavily trafficked Kazlıçeşme-Göztepe corridor.