the Public Procurement Authority for unspecified reasons. The cancellation had occurred after a company's objection to the tender even though it had not been invited to the tender. Consequently, İzmir Metropolitan decided to complete the remaining construction using their own resources due to the possibility of a tunnel collapse if it were not concreted. The contractor then resumed work in February 2010 after the cancellation was turned down by the administrative court. On 18 June 2012, test runs began between İzmirspor and Hatay stations, opening to passengers service on 29 December 2012. Göztepe station entered service on 25 March 2014, with the last two stations on the extension, Poligon and Fahrettin Altay stations, opening their doors on 27 July 2014. The planned Güzelyalı station between these two stations was dropped from the project due to an underground stream. Evka 3 to Bornova Merkez section (2007–present) Work on the Bornova–Bornova Merkez extension on the M1's eastern axis started in 2007. However, the section between Evka 3 and Bornova Merkez stations was delayed after the contractor company refused to do construction drawings. Constructing the section would have risked building damage as it was discovered during excavations that the soil contained clay and sand. The construction was fully stopped in 2008 after the contractor could not finish the extension and requested an additional year, which was rejected. A new tender was issued in October 2009 to finish the remaining work. However, that tender was cancelled by the Public Procurement Authority. A third tender was made in April 2010, but it was cancelled by the municipality after the court reverted the cancellation of the second tender. The municipality signed an agreement with the winner of the second tender but the agreement was reverted after the high court reversed the decision of lower court about the second tender. A fourth tender was issued in August 2010 and construction started in September. Test drives started on 20 March 2012 for the section to Evka 3. Evka 3 and Ege University stations began service on 30 March 2012. Further extensions and plans The line is planned to be extended to Bornova district in the east and Güzelbahçe in the west, with further extensions still under planning. Works on the Fahrettin Altay–Kaymakamlık extension to the west began on 9 June 2018 and are scheduled for completion October 2022, at a cost of ₺1.027 billion. As of 25 January