Webmaster Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Turkey to build waterway to bypass Bosphorus Straits http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52360000/gif/_52360870_bosphorus_april11.gif Turkey will build a new waterway to bypass the heavily congested Bosphorus Strait, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. He said the 150m-wide (492ft) "Canal Istanbul" would link the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara that opens to the Aegean Sea via the Dardanelles. Mr Erdogan said the canal would be about 45km-long (31 miles), describing it as "the greatest project of the century". He did not disclose the exact location. The prime minister made the announcement during campaigning ahead of June's elections. The Bosphorus - the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation - divides Europe from Asia. The strait's shores are heavily populated as Istanbul - Turkey's largest city - straddles it. BBC, 27.04.11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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