General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) explained

Agency Name:General Directorate Of Highways
Nativename:Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü
Picture Width:250px
Picture Caption:KGM Building
Jurisdiction:Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Headquarters:Ankara, Turkey
Region Code:TR
Coordinates:39.9169°N 32.8414°W
Employees:27.175 (2021)
Budget:21 Billion ₺
Chief1 Name:Ahmet Gülşen
Chief1 Position:Director-General

The General Directorate Of Highways (Turkish: Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü) (KGM) is a state agency in charge of the construction and maintenance of all public roadways outside of cities and towns in Turkey. It was established on 1 March 1950, following the acceptance of the International Highways Act in 1949. The agency is a sub unit of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.[1]

With its 18 divisions across the country,[2] The KGM maintains a road network of 3523km (2,189miles) motorways (Otoyol, prefixed by O), 30974km (19,246miles) State highways (Devlet yolu, prefixed by D) and 34136km (21,211miles) Province roads (İl yolu, prefixed by the two-digit province code) including related bridges, viaducts and tunnels on them, in total 68,633km. [3]

The GDH administers the toll plazas on the toll roads and toll bridges collecting tolls, automated methods of transponder type OGS and RFID type HGS.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Page . KGM . 2011-02-13 .
  2. Web site: Communication . KGM . 2011-02-13 .
  3. Web site: Yol Ağı Bilgileri . KGM . 2021-12-13 .
  4. Web site: Ana Sayfa . KGM . tr . 2011-02-17 .