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The mega-project will have a three-storey, sub-sea tunnel under Istanbul鈥檚 Bosphorus Strait, which will connect the city鈥檚 two sides with one railway and two highways.
The project was the main issue on the municipal council鈥檚 agenda this week and was approved after an hour-long discussion.
Abubekir Ta艧y眉rek, deputy chairman of political party AKP, said that the party was proud of the project, emphasising its compatibility with legal obligations and the environment. 鈥淭here is no legal problem regarding the project,鈥� said Ta艧y眉rek. 鈥淲e did not rush anything. The Ministry of Transport & Communications, the Environment and Urban Planning Ministry, and experts from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality have been working on this project for months. It is also an environmentally-friendly project. According to calculations, fuel oil consumption will decrease by roughly 54 million litres due to the project and carbon emissions will decrease by 175t per year. The project will not damage the city鈥檚 silhouette either.鈥�
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