Izmit Bay, Turkey: Suspension of traffic for bridge works
Traffic will be suspended for all vessels between the coordinates 029 30 E and 029 32 E at Izmit Bay from 5 to 9 February, between 08:00 and 16:00 hours local time, due to works on Izmit Bay Suspension Bridge.
Masters of all vessels trading in the area must act in line with VTS instructions and take all related precautions accordingly.
Tupras, Turkey's sole oil refiner, and other energy companies and manufacturers are situated on the bay, which is at the eastern end of the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul.
Transportation Ministry announced the closure, to take place between 10 a.m. (0700 GMT) and 5 p.m., on Wednesday.
The $1 billion Izmit Bay Bridge project, led by Italy's Astaldi, will be one of the world's longest suspension bridges when it opens in 2015.