YAVUZ SULTAN SELIM BRIDGE / PT WORKS / ISTANBUL / TURKEY

Description of the Work:
The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, which was built on the Bosphorus, İstanbul within the Northern Marmara Motorway Project
executed by IC Içtas ‒ Astaldi Consortium, is listed among the most important bridges of the world with its aesthetic and
technical features such as 8 lanes of motorway and 2 lanes of railway being located at the same level.
The bridge of first time’s, the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is the widest suspension bridge in the world with a width of 59
meters, the longest spanning one that has a rail system on it, with a main span of 1408 meters and with the highest tower
of the world, with a height of more than 322 meters.
With its construction completed between 2013 and 2015, the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge is going to be located in the Odayeri
‒ Paşaköy section of the Northern Marmara Motorway project. The rail system on the bridge is going to transport
passengers from Edirne to İzmit. The rail system is going to be integrated with the Marmaray and the İstanbul Subway
to link Atatürk Airport, Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and the 3rd Airport.
 

Freysaş Mission - Post-tensioning Works:
Freysaş is in charge of supply and installation of Post-tensioning system in cables anchors blocks, in back spans
and in tower’s cross beams.
• 1372 tons PT strands
• Different type of PT anchors: 4B15, 7C15, 13C15, 19C15, 25C15, 31C15, 37C15, 25C15ex, 31C15ex, 37C15ex, 37C15GI
and 4B15