New Mount Zigana Tunnel

New Mount Zigana Tunnel (Turkish: Yeni Zigana Dağı Tüneli) is a road tunnel under construction in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Located on the provincial border of Gümüşhane and Trabzon, the tunnel will carry routes D.885 E97 between Torul, Gümüşhane in the south and Maçka, Trabzon in the north.

New Mount Zigana Tunnel
Yeni Zigana Dağı Tüneli
Overview
LocationZigana Pass, Torul, Gümüşhane-Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey
Coordinates40°38′59.9″N 39°23′46.8″E
StatusUnder construction
Route D.885 E97
Operation
Work begunApril 14, 2016
OpenedApril 2020
OwnerGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
CharacterTwin-tube tunnel
Technical
Length14,481 m (47,510 ft)
New Mt. Zigana Tunnel
Location of New Mt. Zigana Tunnel in Turkey

Situated near Mount Zigana in the Pontic Mountains, the new twin tube tunnel will be the country's longest tunnel with a length of 14,481 m (47,510 ft).[1]

It is being built to bypass the 2,032 m (6,667 ft) Zigana Pass and the current Zigana Tunnel. It will shorten the route by about 8 km (5.0 mi) and reduce the travel time by twenty minutes.[1][2]


References
  1. "Yeni Zigana Tüneli İnşaatı Devam Ediyor". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. "Yeni Zigana Tüneli projesi 2020'de tamamlanacak!". insaatgundemi.com (in Turkish). 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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