Kozbükü Tunnel

Highway tunnel in Ordu, Turkey

40°59′40″N 37°38′38″E / 40.99444°N 37.64389°E / 40.99444; 37.64389

Kozbükü Tunnel

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Location of Kozbükü Tunnel in Turkey

StatusOperationalRoute

D.010

E70OperationWork begun1997ConstructedNurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint ventureOpenedApril 7, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04-07)OperatorGeneral Directorate of HighwaysTrafficautomotiveTechnicalLength261 and 257 m (856 and 843 ft)No. of lanes2 x 2Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

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

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.^[1] 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.^[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.