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Istanbul 2020 hope third bridge to be built over Bosphorus will help solve traffic problem

By Duncan Mackay

New Istanbul_bridge_to_built_for_2015May 31 - Istanbul's bid to stage the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics has received an early significant boost with the news that a consortium to build a third bridge over the Bosphorus has been selected, which it is hoped will help ease the traffic congestion in the Turkish financial capital, one of the potential problems highlighted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).