Yenikent Tunnel

41°44′14″N 35°15′28″E / 41.73722°N 35.25778°E / 41.73722; 35.25778
Yenikent Tunnel is located in Turkey
Yenikent Tunnel
Yenikent Tunnel
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Location of Yenikent Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperationalRoute D.010OperationConstructedCengiz Construction CompanyOpened14 December 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-14)OperatorGeneral Directorate of HighwaysTrafficautomotiveTechnicalLength1,598 and 1,530 m (5,243 and 5,020 ft)No. of lanes2 x 2Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Yenikent Tunnel (Turkish: Yenikent Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Sinop Province, northern Turkey.

Yenikent Tunnel is part of the Sinop-Samsun Highway D.010 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Cengiz Construction Company.[1] The 1,598 and 1,530 m (5,243 and 5,020 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The Gerze Tunnel follows the Yenikent Tunnel in direction Sinop.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on 14 December 2012 by Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cengiz İnşaat - Yakakent - Gerze Yolu" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ^ "Sahil Yolu Açıldı". Gerze Gündem Haber (in Turkish). 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

External links

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