The Path of Development Project will play a role in expanding regional cooperation. This was stated by the Agency “Anadol” Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Abdulkadir Uraloglu.
The total investment, provided for the construction of the road and railway network as part of the development path, will amount to $ 19.9 billion, ”the minister said.
He noted that negotiations in the framework of the project on international cooperation are ongoing, and in order to track the work, mutual contacts between Turkey and Iraq were established.
“, within the framework of the” Development Path “project, 2,094 km of railway communication with Turkey will be laid. For this purpose, in addition to the current 439-km line, we will build 1655 km of railways and investments in the amount of $ 17.9 billion. Continues. Construction of 928 km of the railway section.
According to him, within the framework of this planning, it is planned to build a plot with a length of 501 km, which originates from Ovakoy and runs between the regions Nusaybin, Mardin, Chanlyurf and Gaziantep. “The budget within this planning provides for an amount of $ 10.8 billion,” the minister said.
Uralogla recalled that road investments are also provided for as part of the project.
According to him, it is generally planned to build a 331 km automobile network with a length of 331 km, on the implementation of which it is planned to spend $ 2 billion.
The Minister noted the significance of the project aimed at creating an exemplary model of route management in the region.
the “development path” is a very important project from the point of view of regional geography and global supply chains. This activity stands out as the shortest and most practical investment that will connect the Persian Gulf with Europe, ”said Uralogl.
Following the implementation of transport projects, it is expected that 7.5 million TEU cargo (unit of measurement for international transport) will be transported annually according to the “development path”.