The foundation for the Third Bridge in Bosphorus is laid. Including the construction of the third bridge to be built on the Bosphorus, the tender for Odayeri - Paşaköy section of Northern Marmara Motorway Project is concluded. İçtaş İnşaat Sanayi Ticaret AŞ-Astaldi Joint Adventure Group won the tender which was realized according to build-operate-transfer model, by offering the shortest construction and management period of 10 years 2 months 20 days. Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communications stated that the investment for the bridge was estimated to be around $2,5 billion and that they planned to put it into service in 2015.