Homeros Boulevard
Uçanyol | |
![]() Homeros Blvd (green & red) together with the Buca-Bornova (blue) and Konak (purple) tunnels. Other main roads are in yellow, motorways are in orange. (Click to enlarge) | |
Native name | Homeros Bulvarı Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
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Namesake | Homer |
Owner | City of İzmir |
Maintained by | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality |
Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Location | Buca, Konak and Bornova, İzmir |
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Construction | |
Construction start | 2011 |
Inauguration | 14 December 2013 |
Homeros Boulevard (Turkish: Homeros Bulvarı) is a partially completed thoroughfare in İzmir, Turkey. The route is planned to be an 8 km (5.0 mi) long "express route" connecting central Konak to the İzmir Coach Terminal in south Bornova, as well as the O-5 and O-30 motorways. The first section of the boulevard, a 1.3 km (0.81 mi) long section in northwest Buca, opened on 14 December 2013 with an official ceremony.[2] The boulevard was then named Homeros Boulevard after the legendary ancient author who once lived in western Anatolia.[2]
The boulevard starts at the east end of the Konak Tunnel, at a junction with the D.300/D.550 highway, and heads east. This part of the boulevard is elevated on a viaduct that crosses the Meles creek and the İzmir-Eğirdir railway, as well as Menderes Avenue, until joining Onat Avenue at a roundabout intersection. The route was nicknamed flying road (Turkish: Uçanyol) since the viaduct reaches a maximum height of 35 m (115 ft).[2]
The rest of the boulevard is under construction and will pass through the 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long Buca-Bornova Tunnel.[3]
Pictures
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The west end of Homeros Boulevard and the Konak Tunnel in central Konak.
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The west portal of the Buca-Bornova Tunnel.
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Demolition works of several houses for the construction of the boulevard.
References
- ^ "Dev yatırım başladı". izmirlininsesi.com (in Turkish). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Uçanyol'un adı 'Homeros Bulvarı' oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Homeros Bulvarı'nın (Uçanyol) kesin plan ve güzergahı". izmirlininsesi.com (in Turkish). 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.