Kozbükü Tunnel
Highway tunnel in Ordu, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kozbükü Tunnel (Turkish: Kozbükü Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.[1]
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Location | Fatsa, Ordu Province |
Coordinates | 40°59′40″N 37°38′38″E |
Status | Operational |
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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) |
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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]