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Tunnel in Sochi, Russia
Akhtsu Tunnel
Overview
LocationSochi, Russia
Coordinates43°36′03″N 40°02′19″E / 43.6009°N 40.0386°E / 43.6009; 40.0386
Statusopen
StartAdler
EndKrasnaya Polyana
Operation
Work begun1999
Opened19 August 2005
Technical
Length2,625.7 m (1.6315 mi)
No. of lanes2
Tunnel clearance5 m (16 ft)
Width7 m (23 ft)

Akhtsu Tunnel (Russian: Тонне́ль Ахцу́) is a tunnel on the road between Adler and Krasnaya Polyana (motorway A148) in the Adlersky City District of Sochi, Russia. It goes through the mountain massive on the left bank of the Mzymta River, in the Akhtsu Gorge.

The length of the tunnel is 2625.7 m. The width is 7 m.

The tunnel was built between 1999 and 2005. It was opened on 19 August 2005 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

References

  1. The launch of the last part of the Adler - Krasnaya Polyana Motorway Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine at tonotr44.ru (in Russian)


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