Asarkayası Tunnel
Overview | |
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Location | Perşembe, Ordu Province |
Coordinates | 40°59′09″N 37°46′48″E / 40.98583°N 37.78000°ECoordinates: 40°59′09″N 37°46′48″E / 40.98583°N 37.78000°E
Asarkayası Tunnel |
Status | Operational |
Route | D.010 E70 |
Operation | |
Work begun | 1997 |
Constructed | Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture |
Opened | April 7, 2007 |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
Technical | |
Length | 310 and 314 m (1,017 and 1,030 ft) |
No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Operating speed | 80 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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Küçükoğlu, Erol (2007-04-06). "Fındıkçı tepkisine karşı Erdoğan'a dev koruma". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
External links[]
- Map of road tunnels in Turkey Archived 2012-12-22 at archive.today at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)
Categories:
- Road tunnels in Turkey
- Transport in Ordu Province
- Tunnels completed in 2007
- Turkish building and structure stubs
- Turkey transport stubs