01.11.2026 14:12
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that 35 percent physical progress has been achieved on the Antalya-Alanya Highway under construction. Uraloğlu stated that with the completion of the 122-kilometer highway, the journey that currently takes 2.5 hours on the existing route will drop to 36 minutes. Minister Uraloğlu stated that the project is expected to provide annual savings of 23.9 billion lira in total from time and fuel.
Construction work continues on the highway planned to meet the increasing transportation demand between Antalya and Alanya. Minister Uraloğlu said that with the highway entering service, transportation for domestic and foreign tourists coming to the region will become faster and more comfortable.
“WE ARE BUILDING A TOTAL OF 122 KILOMETERS OF HIGHWAY”
Stating that the highway will start at the Serik Interchange and end at the Alanya West Interchange north of Konaklı, Uraloğlu noted that the mainline was designed with three lanes in each direction, and the connection roads with a total of four lanes in the outbound and inbound directions. Uraloğlu said, “We are building a total of 122 kilometers of highway, 84 kilometers of which is the mainline and 38 kilometers of which is connection road.”
5 TUNNELS, 16 VIADUCTS, 7 INTERCHANGES
Within the scope of the project, there are 7 interchanges: Serik, Taşağıl, Manavgat, Manavgat East, Alarahan, Konaklı and Alanya West. The highway includes 5 tunnels with a total length of 4,604 meters and 16 viaducts with a total length of 5,966 meters.
“WE HAVE ACHIEVED 35 PERCENT PHYSICAL PROGRESS”
Sharing the latest status of the construction work, Uraloğlu said:
“We have achieved 35 percent physical progress across the project. We have completed excavation and support works in 3 tunnels. In these tunnels, we continue final concrete production, while in the other 2 tunnels, excavation and support works continue. We are also continuing our work on 15 of our 16 viaducts.”
Uraloğlu reported that construction work continues on 17 underpasses, 10 overpasses, 7 bridges and 48 culverts.
TRAVEL TIME WILL BE REDUCED BY 114 MINUTES
Noting that with the completion of the highway, the travel time between Antalya and Alanya will be shortened by 114 minutes, Uraloğlu said, “With the completion of the Antalya-Alanya Highway, the travel time, which is 2.5 hours on the current route, will drop to 36 minutes.” Uraloğlu emphasized that the aim is to alleviate traffic congestion, especially during the tourism season.
“WE WILL SAVE 23.9 BILLION LIRA ANNUALLY”
Touching on the economic gains of the project as well, Uraloğlu stated, “Thanks to our project, we will save a total of 23.9 billion lira annually, 23 billion lira of which will be from time and 900 million lira from fuel.” Uraloğlu noted that with the completion of the highway, annual carbon emissions will also decrease by 47,000 tons.