[3] The town was founded by Greek colonists from Phocaea in the 6th century BC, one of 4 settlements along the Dardanelles at that time.

The city was under the Byzantines for a long period before being passed into Ottoman hands after its conquest by Süleyman Pasha in 1356.

[citation needed] The primary livelihood of the people in the area is agriculture, with fishing and tourism also being important.

[citation needed] Numan Kurtulmuş, the deputy prime minister of Turkey, has a summer house in Suluca village of Lapseki.

[citation needed] The completion of the project is a part of the government's goals for their 2023 vision program to improve the country's infrastructure.

It will provide a link from Europe to western Turkey, which is projected to boost both regional tourism and the local economy.