A total of 95% of the entire concreting work has been completed by contractor SK Most on both sides of the Eastern Bosphorus Strait.

Photo by Igor Lischuk / SK Most

In parallel, The bridge stay cable and girder system is being installed on schedule. A total of 130 stay cables up to 483m long have already been installed. Work is currently under way tensioning the 34th pair of stay cables on the Nazimov Peninsula, and the builders have proceeded with installation of the 31st pair of stay cables on the Russky Island.

Photo by Igor Lischuk / SK Most

The total length of the opposed cantilever sections of the main span is now 852m, which is more than 75% of its total 1,104m length. More than 18,000t of steel for the bridge main steel stiffening girder have been installed.

Photo by Igor Lischuk / SK Most