Bayraklı Tunnels

Bayraklı Tunnels
Bayraklı Tünelleri
Overview
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
Location of Bayraklı Tunnels in Turkey.
Route O-30
Operation
Opened February 4, 2007
Operator General Directorate of Highways
Traffic automotive
Technical
Construction Kutlutaş-Dillingham Consortium
Length
  • Bayraklı-1: 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft)
  • Bayraklı-2: 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft)
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 O-30 , 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:

Tunnel Motorway Length (bore #1 and bore #2) Province
Bayraklı-1 O-30 320 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

  1. ↑ Ertem, Mustafa Emre (2014-02-01). "Kutlutaş Dillingham Karşıyaka Tünelleri Açılış Töreni" (in Turkish). YouTube. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. ↑ Gültekin, Turan (2007-02-19). "İzmir Kuzey Çevre Yolu bugün ulaşıma açıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  3. ↑ "İzmir Çevre Yolu Açılışı, Toplu Açılış ve Temel Atma Töreni Yapıldı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Tüneller "Bayraklı" adını aldı" (in Turkish). Bayraklı Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  5. ↑ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (in Turkish). Karayollrı Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2014-09-09.

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