| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fatsa, Ordu Province |
| Coordinates | 40°59′40″N 37°38′38″E / 40.99444°N 37.64389°E / 40.99444; 37.64389
  Kozbükü Tunnelclass=notpageimage| Location of Kozbükü Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route |  D.010  E70 |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1997 |
| Constructed | Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture |
| Opened | April 7, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04-07) |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 261 and 257 m (856 and 843 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Kozbükü Tunnel (Turkish: Kozbükü Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.
Kozbükü Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway D.010 E70 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture. The 261 and 257 m (856 and 843 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 116–150 m (381–492 ft)-long Kadıoğlu Tunnel in the west and 170–135 m (558–443 ft)-long Tekkebak Tunnel in the east on the same highway.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on April 7, 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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)
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