Boztepe Tunnel

Boztepe Tunnel (Turkish: Boztepe Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.[2]

Boztepe Tunnel
Boztepe Tüneli

Location in Turkey
Overview
Location	Altınordu, Ordu, Ordu Province
Coordinates	40.9743°N 37.8378°E / 40.9743; 37.8378
Status	Operational
Route	D.010 E70
Operation
Work begun	July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) [1]
Constructed	Nurol-Yüksel-Özka–YDA joint venture
Opened	March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)
Operator	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Technical
Length	3,313 and 3,308 m (10,869 and 10,853 ft)
No. of lanes	2 x 2
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

Boztepe 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-Yüksel-Özka–YDA joint venture.[2] The 3,313 and 3,308 m (10,869 and 10,853 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 310–314 m (1,017–1,030 ft)-long Asarkayası Tunnel in the west and 2,004–2,034 m (6,575–6,673 ft)-long Öceli Tunnel in the east on the same highway.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on March 3, 2019 by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3]

References

1. "Ordu Çevre Yolu Temel Atma Töreni" (in Turkish). Haberler.com. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
2. "Ordu Çevre Yolu Yapım İşi" (in Turkish). Yüksel İnşaat. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
3. "Ordu Çevre Yolu'nun ilk etabı açıldı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

External links

• Map of road tunnels in Turkey at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)