Mersin Light Rail System Project Set For 2018

A bilateral agreement for the Mersin Light Rail System project was signed between Mersin Metropolitan Municipality and Prota Engineering Inc. Mersin Light Rail System project, the largest urban transport venture of Mersin, aims to relieve traffic congestion of the city, which is one of the fast-growing metropolitan cities of Turkey.

The agreement was signed between the president of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Burhanettin Kocamaz and Prota Engineering General Manager Danyal Kubin. The design services of the project will be carried out in 2018 and the construction of the project is planned to be started by 2019. Danyal Kubin expressed his thoughts regarding the metro project, at a press conference held in Mersin on March 10th 2018.

“I once again would like to express my gratitude to the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality for their trust and faith in us. We are proud to design the biggest metro project of Mersin, where I call it home. We are confident that we will complete the project and set the grounds for its construction ahead of the scheduled time. There is no doubt in our mind that it will be the most successful urban transportation project of Turkey. We will do the right things at the right time.” said Kubin, General Manager of Prota Engineering Inc.