Bayraklı Tunnels
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Location | Kemerhisar, Niğde-Pozantı, Adana |
Coordinates |
38°29′04″N 27°08′26″E / 38.48444°N 27.14056°ECoordinates: 38°29′04″N 27°08′26″E / 38.48444°N 27.14056°E Bayraklı Tunnels |
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Operation | |
Opened | February 4, 2007 |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
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Construction | Kutlutaş-Dillingham Consortium |
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Number of lanes | 2 x 3 |
Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
Bayraklı Tunnels (Turkish: Bayraklı Tünelleri), formerly Karşıyaka Tunnels, are two motorway tunnels in series located on the İzmir's northern beltway, motorway , in Bayraklı district between Karşıyaka and Bornova of Izmir Province, western Turkey.
The tunnels were built by Kutlutaş-Dillingham Consortium, and the construction completed on April 30, 1999.[1] However, the construction of the motorway lasted until 2007. Along with the motorway, the tunnels were opened to traffic on January 19, 2007.[2] The official opening took place in presence of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on February 4, 2007.[3]
Named initially Karşıyaka Tunnels, they were renamed later to Bayraklı Tunnels upon the request of the Bayraklı district's governor.[4] The 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft) (Bayraklı-1) and 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft)-long (Bayraklı-2) twin-tube tunnels carry three lanes of traffic in each direction. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[5] Instead, they have to use either of the given routes:
- Bornova exit-D550-Altınyol-Girne Boulevard-Karşıyaka Entry
- Bayraklı exit-street #1620/39-street #1620/41-street #1609-Kubilay avenue-Onur Neighbourhood Entry
Tunnel | Motorway | Length (bore #1 and bore #2) | Province |
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Bayraklı-1 | 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft) | İzmir | |
Bayraklı-2 | 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft) |
See also
References
- ↑ Ertem, Mustafa Emre (2014-02-01). "Kutlutaş Dillingham Karşıyaka Tünelleri Açılış Töreni" (in Turkish). YouTube. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ↑ Gültekin, Turan (2007-02-19). "İzmir Kuzey Çevre Yolu bugün ulaşıma açıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ↑ "İzmir Çevre Yolu Açılışı, Toplu Açılış ve Temel Atma Töreni Yapıldı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ↑ "Tüneller "Bayraklı" adını aldı" (in Turkish). Bayraklı Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ↑ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (in Turkish). Karayollrı Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
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