Otoyol 5

Highway in Turkey
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O-5
Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Otoyolu
Route information
Part of E881
Length407 km (253 mi)
Existed2016–present
Major junctions
North end O-4 in Gebze
Major intersections O-22 in Bursa
South end O-30 in İzmir
Location
CountryTurkey
RegionsMarmara, Aegean
ProvincesKocaeli Province, Yalova Province, Bursa Province, Balıkesir Province, Manisa Province, İzmir Province
Major citiesGebze, Bursa, Balıkesir, Akhisar, Turgutlu, İzmir
Highway system
O-4 O-6
Otoyol 5 near Altınova exit

Otoyol 5 (English: Motorway 5), named the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Motorway (Turkish: Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Otoyolu) and abbreviated as O-5, is a toll motorway in Turkey. Since being completed in 2019, it connects the Istanbul metropolitan area with İzmir, via Bursa and Balıkesir. The O-5 runs parallel to the D575 and the D565 for most of its length and is a major motorway in Turkey as it provides a direct connection between Istanbul and its surrounding metropolis to the country's 3rd largest (İzmir) and 4th largest (Bursa) cities, bypassing the Gulf of İzmit via the Osman Gazi Bridge. The O-5 also makes up part of the International E-road network E881.

The western part of the Bursa Beltway, which is part of the O-5, was completed during the 2000s. The rest of the O-5 has been under construction since the early 2010s, with the first portion opened from Altinova to Gemlik in April 2016. As of April 2017, the O-5 is open in two separate sections: the 105.5 km (65.6 mi) section from its northern terminus in Gebze to Bursa, across the Osman Gazi Bridge along with a 18.2 km (11.3 mi) section from Kemalpaşa to its southern terminus in İzmir. The final section, Karacabey to Akhisar, opened on August 5, 2019.

The O-5 is the most expensive toll motorway in Turkey as the price for a personal vehicle from Gebze to Izmir 147 km (91 mi), 470 (US$ 17.39), including the Osman Gazi Bridge toll of 190.00 (US$ 7.03).

Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Motorway Project details

The project includes the Osman Gazi Bridge, the Gebze-Bursa section and the Bursa-İzmir section of Otoyol 5. It is a build-operate-transfer project which was awarded to a consortium consisting of 5 companies (Nurol, Özaltın, Makyol, Göçay and Astaldi).

Key dates[1]

  • Tender: 9 April 2009
  • Signing of contract: 27 September 2010
  • Date of effect: 15 March 2013
  • End of contract: 15 July 2035
  • Construction time: 7 years

Guaranteed traffic volumes[1]

  • Gebze-Orhangazi (including bridge): 40000 PCU/day
  • Orhangazi-Bursa: 35000 PCU/day
  • Bursa-Balıkesir: 17000 PCU/day
  • Balıkesir-İzmir: 23000 PCU/day

Technical details[1]

  • 377 kilometres of motorway, 44 kilometres of connection roads
  • 1 suspension bridge with a main span of 1,550 metres Osman Gazi Bridge
  • 30 viaducts (18,212 metres)
  • 3 tunnels (6,200 metres)
  • 209 small bridges
  • 18 toll plazas
  • 7 service areas and 7 parking areas

Tunnels

Exit list

ProvinceDistrictkmmiExitDestinationsNotes
KocaeliGebze0.00.0K1 O-4Istanbul, Ankara
Gulf of İzmit53.1Osman Gazi Bridge (₺ 190.00 toll)
YalovaAltınova12.77.9K2 D.575 — Yalova, İzmit
Çiftlikköy24.215.0K3Taşköprü Kılıç Rd. — Kılıç [tr]
YalovaBursa lineÇiftlikköyOrhangazi line30.919.2Orhangazi Tunnel
BursaOrhangazi39.524.5K4 D.150 — Orhangazi, İznik
58.236.2K5 D.575 — Gemlik / P.16-09 — DırazaliConnects to D.595
Gemlik66.641.4K6 D.575 — Gemlik
Osmangazi77.948.4Selçukgazi Tunnel
79.549.4Ovaakça Toll Plaza
83.852.1K7 O-22TuranköyEast end of the Bursa Beltway
Nilüfer91.757.0K8 D.575 — Mudanya
100.162.2K9Görükle connector — GörükleConnects to D.200
105.565.6K10 D.200 — ÇanakkaleWest end of the Bursa Beltway
Karacabey107.166.5Karacabey Toll Plaza
142.588.5K11 D.200 — Karacabey
BalıkesirSusurluk173.2107.6K12 D.565 — Susurluk
Balıkesir201.4125.1K13 D.565 — Balıkesir
230.5143.2K14 D.230 — Balıkesir, Edremit
Savaştepe262.4163.0K15 P.10-51 — Savaştepe
ManisaSoma277.4172.4K16P.45-04 — SomaConnects to D.240
Kırkağaç299.5186.1K17 D.240 — Soma
Akhisar315.1195.8K18Akhisar connector — AkhisarConnects to D.565
Saruhanlı339.6211.0K19 D.565 — Saruhanlı
Turgutlu373232K20 D.250 — Turgutlu, Manisa
İzmirKemalpaşa385239Sancaklı Toll Plaza
385.6239.6K21İstiklal St. — Akalan
389.6242.1K22Kemalpaşa connector — KemalpaşaConnects to P.35-25 and P.35-26
393.4244.4K2340th St. — Kuyucak
396.8246.6K24Necdet Bukey Ave. — İstiklal, Ulucak
KemalpaşaBornova line399.3248.1Belkahve Tunnel
Bornova407.8253.4K25Karasuluk connector — BornovaConnects to D.300
408.6253.9K9 O-30Menemen, Balçovaİzmir Beltway
409.4254.4Kamil Tunca Blvd. — İZOTAŞİzmir Coach Terminal
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Home". otoyolas.com.tr.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otoyol 5.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for the Istanbul to Izmir itinerary.
  • Marmara region road map
  • Bursa motorway map Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official page in Turkish
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  • 1 Partially under construction
  • 2 Extension planned