Kiliseburnu Tunnel

Kiliseburnu Tunnel (Turkish: Kiliseburnu Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Giresun Province, northern Turkey.[1]

Kiliseburnu Tunnel
Kiliseburnu Tüneli

Overview
Location	Tirebolu, Giresun Province
Coordinates	40°59′54″N 38°47′45″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 (2007-04-07)
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

1. "Projima Tünel - Tamamlanan Projeler" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-17.
2. "19 Yıllık Hayal Karadeniz Sahil Yolu Açılıyor". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2016-08-17.

External links

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