Otoyol 33, O-33 or North Aegean Motorway ( tr, Kuzey Ege Otoyolu) and abbreviated as the O-33 is a long
toll
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Transportation
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motorway
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in western
Turkey
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.Beginning at an intersection with
İzmir Beltway, the O-33 runs north from Çiğli to Bergama and parallels the
D550 for most of its route.
History
On 15 February 2017 the tender to construct the motorway was awarded to a consortium of three companies, IC İçdaş,
Kalyon and
Astaldi. Like other otoyol projects in Turkey, the tender was awarded under a
build-operate-transfer contract until 2027. Groundbreaking for the highway took place on 5 April 2017 in a ceremony attended by
Prime Minister
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Binali Yıldırım and
Minister of Transport
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Ahmet Arslan. The 408.2 million motorway was opened to traffic on 30 October 2019.
Ulaştırma Bakanlığı açıkladı! Otoyol kullanıma açılıyor
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The designation O-33 had previously been used for the Bursa Beltway, now designated as a part of the O-5 and O-22.
Exit list
See also
* List of highways in Turkey
References
{{Otoyols in Turkey
Transport in İzmir Province
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Toll roads in Turkey