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Roadworks cause closures and traffic controls on routes across Turkey
Roadworks are affecting routes across Turkey, according to the national highways authority.
At the Pazarkule interchange near Edirne, two ramps on the TEM motorway are closed for maintenance.
The Ankara–Kırıkkale road is closed at a railway bridge, with traffic using both directions of the Kırıkkale–Ankara side.
In other areas, work is under way on roads near Mersin, Kayseri, Denizli, Bayburt, Konya, Balıkesir and Samsun.
Some routes have narrowed lanes or controlled traffic, while the Denizli–Çardak road carries two-way traffic on one side of its divided road.
Drivers are advised to slow down and follow signs and traffic controllers; no completion dates are given.
Roadworks are causing closures, lane restrictions and controlled traffic on routes across Turkey.
The TEM Motorway exit toward Pazarkule and the entry lane toward Kapıkule are closed for maintenance near Edirne.
The Ankara-Kırıkkale road is closed between kilometres 29 and 31, with two-way traffic using the Kırıkkale-Ankara direction.
Traffic is also controlled or restricted on routes in Mersin, Kayseri, Denizli, Bayburt, Konya, Balıkesir and Samsun.
Drivers are advised to slow down and follow traffic signs and signals in work zones.
- Who
- Drivers travelling on the affected roads.
- What
- Roadworks have led to closures, lane restrictions and controlled traffic.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- On roads across Turkey, including routes near Edirne, Ankara, Mersin, Kayseri, Denizli, Bayburt, Konya, Balıkesir and Samsun.
- Why
- Construction, maintenance and repair work is under way.
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- TEM Motorway
- Pazarkule-direction exit and Pazarkule-Kapıkule entry lane closed
- Ankara-Kırıkkale road
- Closed at kilometres 29–31; traffic uses the Kırıkkale-Ankara direction in both directions
- Mersin-Çeşmeli Motorway
- Controlled traffic at kilometres 0–1
- Denizli-Çardak road
- Two-way traffic uses the right side of the divided road at kilometres 48–53
- Bayburt road
- Bayburt-bound side closed at kilometres 33–35; traffic continues under control on the other side