Kiliseburnu Tunnel (Turkish: Kiliseburnu Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Giresun Province, northern Turkey.[1]
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tirebolu, Giresun Province |
| Coordinates | 40°59′54″N 38°47′45″E / 40.99833°N 38.79583°E
  Kiliseburnu Tunnel Location of Kiliseburnu Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route |  D.010  E70 |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 2004 |
| Constructed | Projima Tunnel Construction Company |
| Opened | April 7, 2007 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 200 and 195 m (656 and 640 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Kiliseburnu Tunnel is part of the Giresun-Trabzon Highway D.010 E70 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Projima Tunnel Construction Company.[1] The 200 and 195 m (656 and 640 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 367–367 m (1,204–1,204 ft)-long Arıdurak Tunnel in the west and 2,175–2,151 m (7,136–7,057 ft)-long Tirebolu-1 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.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Projima Tünel - Tamamlanan Projeler" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "19 Yıllık Hayal Karadeniz Sahil Yolu Açılıyor". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
External links
edit- Map of road tunnels in Turkey Archived 2012-12-22 at archive.today at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)
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