Kızlaç Tunnel

The Kızlaç Tunnel (Turkish: Kızlaç Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Adana–Şanlıurfa motorway O-52 E90 in Osmaniye Province, southern Turkey.

Kızlaç Tunnel
Kızlaç Tüneli

Overview
Location	Kızlaç, Bahçe, Osmaniye, Turkey
Coordinates	37°10′13″N 36°38′15″E Kızlaç Tunnel Location of Kızlaç Tunnel in Turkey
Status	Operational
Route	O-52 E90
Operation
Constructed	Tekfen
Opened	1999 (1999)
Operator	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Technical
Length	2,851 and 2,819 m (9,354 and 9,249 ft)
No. of lanes	2 x 3
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

It is situated on the Taurus Mountains near Kızlaç village of Bahçe, Osmaniye. The 2,851 and 2,819 m (9,354 and 9,249 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 596–596 m (1,955–1,955 ft)-long Ayran Tunnel in the west and 1,230–1,225 m (4,035–4,019 ft)-long Aslanlı Tunnel in the east on the same motorway.[1] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[2]

The tunnel was constructed by Tekfen in New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).[1][3]

See also

• List of motorway tunnels in Turkey

References

1. "Otoyol Projeleri-Türkiye - Tarsus - Adana - Gaziantep (TAG) Otoyolu" (in Turkish). Tekfen İnşaat. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
2. "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
3. Kılıç, A. (2001). Adana-Gaziantep Otoyolu Kızlaç Tünellerinde Kazı ve Tahkimat Uygulamaları (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye 17. Uluslararası Madencilik Kongresi ve Sergisi. ISBN 975-395-416-6. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

External links

• Özbek, Ahmet & Sedat Türkmen, Murat Gül (January 2003). "The deformation evaluation of Kızlaç T3A Tunnel (Osmaniye, Turkey)". Engineering Geology. Elsevier. 67 (3–4): 309–320. doi:10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00191-6.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)