Dranaz Tunnel

The Dranaz Tunnel (Turkish: Ahmet Muhip Dıranas Tüneli) is a road tunnel constructed on the Sinop–Boyabat state highway D.785 in Sinop Province, northern Turkey.

Dranaz Tunnel
Dranaz Tüneli

Overview
Location	Sinop–Boyabat, Turkey
Coordinates	41°37′48″N 34°53′29″E Dranaz Tunnel Location of Dranaz Tunnel in Turkey
Status	Operational
Route	D.785
Operation
Opened	February 14, 2009 (2009-02-14)
Operator	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Technical
Length	2,016 m (6,614 ft)
No. of lanes	2 x 1

It is constructed to enable an easy access from Black Sea Region to Central Anatolia Region bypassing Dranaz Pass on the high-elevated Küre Mountains, which run parallel to the Black Sea coast.

The excavation works at the tunnel were carried out from both sides. The breakthrough took place in July 2002 after 18 months of tunnelling.[1] The 2,016 m (6,614 ft)-long tunnel carries one lane of traffic in each direction inside one tube. All the infrastructural installations for power supply, lighting, tunnel ventilation, signalling, fire fighting and automation, which are needed to meet high safety requirements due to heavy traffic in the undivided two-lane tunnel, were provided by Siemens.[2] The Dranaz Tunnel was opened to traffic in presence of Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on February 14, 2009.[3]

References

1. "Tünelde Işık Göründü" (in Turkish). Yapı. 2002-07-09. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
2. "Siemens Sinop-Boyabat Dranaz Tünel ihalesini kazandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
3. "Sinop-Boyabat Tünelli Yolu Törenle Açıldı". Sinop rehberi (in Turkish). 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2014-05-08.