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A bridge too far? Critics say third crossing will add to Istanbul’s woes 9 juin 2012

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The Guardian (UK) Saturday, June 9, 2012, p. 30

Constanze Letsch, Istanbul

Megacity already faces dire environmental problems £1.6bn link ‘set to worsen traffic and urban sprawl’. (suite…)

3rd Bosporus bridge ‘Italian’, Astaldi gets contract 30 mai 2012

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ANSAmed (Italy)                                                                                 Italiano  Türkçe

30 May 2012, Ankara

Consortium with Turkish Ictas, 2-bln-euro contract. Turkey is becoming ever more the promised land for Italian entrepreneurs, who with Astaldi have got hold of one of the currently most highly-sought international contracts : that of the third bridge over the Bosporus, a project worth 4.5 billion Turkish liras (2 billion euros). (suite…)

Turkey: Connecting continents 7 mars 2012

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Economic Update (Oxford Business Group)

7 Mar 2012

Istanbul’s public transport system is set to be radically overhauled by the addition of an underwater transit tunnel, new train stations and a possible third bridge over the Bosphorus. (suite…)

The bridge to nowhere 16 novembre 2011

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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, November 16, 2011

By Andrew Finkel, Istanbul

I suspect that many Istanbul residents, even those caught in the tailgate eternity of the daily commute to work, don’t spend much time worrying about the broad-leafed knapweed. (suite…)