Homeros Boulevard (Turkish: Homeros Bulvarı) is a partially completed thoroughfare in İzmir, Turkey. The route is planned to be an 8 km (5.0 mi) long "express route" connecting central Konak to the İzmir Coach Terminal in south Bornova, as well as the O-5 and O-30 motorways. The first section of the boulevard, a 1.3 km (0.81 mi) long section in northwest Buca, opened on 14 December 2013 with an official ceremony.[2] The boulevard was then named Homeros Boulevard after the legendary ancient author who once lived in western Anatolia.[2]
| Uçanyol | |
 Homeros Blvd (green & red) together with the Buca-Bornova (blue) and Konak (purple) tunnels. Other main roads are in yellow, motorways are in orange. (Click to enlarge) | |
| Native name | Homeros Bulvarı (Turkish) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Homer |
| Owner | City of İzmir |
| Maintained by | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality |
| Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Location | Buca, Konak and Bornova, İzmir |
| West end |  D.300  D.550 in Yeşildere |
| East end |  O-5 in Bornova |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 2011 |
| Inauguration | 14 December 2013 |
The boulevard starts at the east end of the Konak Tunnel, at a junction with the D.300/D.550 highway, and heads east. This part of the boulevard is elevated on a viaduct that crosses the Meles creek and the İzmir-Eğirdir railway, as well as Menderes Avenue, until joining Onat Avenue at a roundabout intersection. The route was nicknamed flying road (Turkish: Uçanyol) since the viaduct reaches a maximum height of 35 m (115 ft).[2]
The rest of the boulevard is under construction and will pass through the 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long Buca-Bornova Tunnel.[3]
Pictures edit
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The west end of Homeros Boulevard and the Konak Tunnel in central Konak. -
The west portal of the Buca-Bornova Tunnel. -
Demolition works of several houses for the construction of the boulevard.
References edit
- ^ "Dev yatırım başladı". izmirlininsesi.com (in Turkish). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Uçanyol'un adı 'Homeros Bulvarı' oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Homeros Bulvarı'nın (Uçanyol) kesin plan ve güzergahı". izmirlininsesi.com (in Turkish). 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.