Sarıyer-Çayırbaşı Tunnel
Sarıyer-Çayırbaşı Tunnel
Sarıyer-Çayırbaşı TüneliOverview |
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Location |
Sarıyer - Çayırbaşı, Sarıyer (Istanbul, Turkey) |
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Operation |
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Opened |
September 8, 2012 |
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Owner |
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
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Traffic |
automotive |
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Technical |
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Length |
4,020 m (2.50 mi) |
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Number of lanes |
2x2 |
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Operating speed |
70 km/h (43 mph) |
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Tunnel clearance |
8 m (26 ft) |
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Width |
12 m (39 ft) |
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The Sarıyer-Çayırbaşı Tunnel (Turkish: Sarıyer-Çayırbaşı Tüneli) is a twin-tube road tunnel under the northern suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey connecting Sarıyer district and Çayırbaşı neighborhood in the same district. The 4,020 m (2.50 mi) long tunnel was opened in 2012.
The tunnel is part of a project of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to build seven tunnels for the "City of Seven Hills", which is the nickname of Istanbul. It was opened on September 8, 2012 as the third tunnel of this project following the Kağıthane-Piyalepaşa Tunnel and Dolmabahçe-Bomonti Tunnel. Its south entry is situated in Hacıosman Bayırı at Çayırbaşı neighborhood while the northern entry is located in Kilyos Street in Sarıyer. Each of the twin tubes of the tunnel is 12 m (39 ft) wide, 8 m (26 ft) high and 4,020 m (2.50 mi) long.[1]
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