Politics · Turkey · 16 hrs ago
Korgun-Kurşunlu road opens in Turkey, cutting journey time to 24 minutes
Turkey has opened the Korgun-Kurşunlu road in Çankırı, a province in the country’s Central Anatolia region.
The 29-kilometre route cuts the journey from 45 minutes to 24, according to Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.
The road includes a grade-separated junction, three bridges and a steel culvert, and its wider, upgraded design is intended to improve safety on difficult terrain.
Officials expect annual savings of 560 million lira through reduced travel time and fuel use, and say carbon emissions could fall by 8,800 tonnes a year.
The improved connection links Korgun and Kurşunlu and helps vehicles reach the D-100 highway.
Eight other road projects are under way in Çankırı, according to Uraloğlu.
Turkey has opened the 29-kilometre Korgun-Kurşunlu road in Çankırı province.
The road cuts the journey time from 45 minutes to 24 minutes, according to Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.
The project is expected to save 560 million Turkish lira annually and reduce carbon emissions by 8,800 tonnes.
The route includes a 47-metre-grade-separated junction, three bridges and a 33-metre steel culvert.
- Who
- The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure opened the road. Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the opening.
- What
- The 29-kilometre Korgun-Kurşunlu road opened, reducing the journey time from 45 minutes to 24 minutes.
- When
- The opening was announced on 23 October 2026.
- Where
- Çankırı province, Turkey, between Korgun and Kurşunlu.
- Why
- To improve travel safety and access, and reduce travel time, costs and carbon emissions.
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- Road length
- 29 kilometres
- Journey time
- Reduced from 45 minutes to 24 minutes
- Annual savings
- 560 million Turkish lira
- Carbon emissions
- Targeted reduction of 8,800 tonnes per year
- Road features
- Three bridges and a 33-metre steel culvert
What people are saying
We reduced the journey time from 45 minutes to 24 minutes.
We built the Korgun-Kurşunlu road as a 29-kilometre road with a bituminous hot-mix surface.
In this way, we have achieved annual savings of 560 million lira in total: 381 million lira in time and 179 million lira in fuel.