Asarkayası Tunnel

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Asarkayası Tunnel
Asarkayası Tüneli
Overview
LocationPerşembe, Ordu Province
Coordinates40°59′09″N 37°46′48″E / 40.98583°N 37.78000°E / 40.98583; 37.78000Coordinates: 40°59′09″N 37°46′48″E / 40.98583°N 37.78000°E / 40.98583; 37.78000
Asarkayası Tunnel is located in Turkey
Asarkayası Tunnel
Asarkayası Tunnel
Location of Asarkayası Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route D.010 E70
Operation
Work begun1997
ConstructedNurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture
OpenedApril 7, 2007; 14 years ago (2007-04-07)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length310 and 314 m (1,017 and 1,030 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Asarkayası Tunnel (Turkish: Asarkayası Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.[1]

Asarkayası Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway D.010 E70 within the , of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture.[1] The 310 and 314 m (1,017 and 1,030 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 3,805–3,825 m (12,484–12,549 ft)-long Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel in the west and 3,313–3,308 m (10,869–10,853 ft)-long Boztepe Tunnel in the east on the same highway.[2]

The tunnel was opened to traffic on April 7, 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[2] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ordu - Nefise Akçelik Tüneli'nde dünya standartlarında teknoloji ve güvenlik" (in Turkish). Siemens. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. ^ a b Küçükoğlu, Erol (2007-04-06). "Fındıkçı tepkisine karşı Erdoğan'a dev koruma". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  3. ^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-15.

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