TUR: O31 Aydın - Denizli opening (E87?)

[michih]

A 93km long section of the new motorway will be opened today: https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/430254/post-185915254

I don't know how E87 will be routed since it turns south in Denizli while the motorway is fully bypassing Denizli. E87 was not on the agenda for the recent UNECE meeting.

Edit: https://github.com/TravelMapping/HighwayData/pull/6928 (O31 only, keep topic open till E87 will be clarified)

[michih]

E87 Aydın - Denizli was not mentioned at the meeting. I think that it's not relevant since the "overall reference" does not change with the new motorway.

[...] - Selçuk - Aydin - Denizli - Acipayam - [...]

Nonetheless, I don't know how E87 is routed through Denizli. At which exit does it leave the motorway? Keeping open....

[michih]

I failed to find a driving video. I just found snippets:
E87 is signed at exit 11 westbound
E87 is signed at exit 14 westbound
E87 is not signed at exit 15 eastbound, and not exiting

E87 is obviously signed via the motorway now. Can we assume that E87 leaves it at exit 14 and continues on D585 through Denizli as it ever was?
Or is it likely that it should leave the motorway at exit 15* heading to D585 via the I20-09 dual carriageway? Is there any E road on a secondary I route?

*where the sign does not feature an E87 label?

[michih]

I failed to find a driving video. I just found snippets:
E87 is signed at exit 11 westbound
E87 is signed at exit 14 westbound
E87 is not signed at exit 15 eastbound, and not exiting

E87 is obviously signed via the motorway now. Can we assume that E87 leaves it at exit 14 and continues on D585 through Denizli as it ever was?

Google was there in May/June 2024. E87 is likely leaving O31 at exit 14.

Eastbound:
- E87 is signed in front of exit 13 continuing.
- E87 is signed on the distance sign after exit 13
- E87 is not signed in front of exit 14; not continuing, not leaving
- E87 is not signed on the distance sign after exit 14
- E87 is not signed in front of exit 15, no GSV at exit 16.

Westbound:
- E87 is signed on all distance signs from after exit 15 westbound, no GSV at exit 16
- No GSV in front of exit 15
- E87 is signed in front of exit 14
- E87 is signed in front of exit 13

[michih]

The remainder from exit 7 to exit 11 will open to traffic tomorrow: https://www.skyscrapercity.com/posts/190354507/
Thus, E87 should completely moved on concurrency with O31 from exit 7 to exit 14.

I suggest putting the O31 connector from exit 7 to D320 to tursf system. GM nor OSM indicate any numbering.

Edit: It was actually opened on 2024-10-17 https://www.skyscrapercity.com/posts/190429217/

[panda80]

Should come with the next update. E87 is on the new motorway until exit 14.