Erkenek Tunnel
| Overview | |
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| Location | Erkenek, Doğanşehir, Malatya Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates |
37°55′33″N 37°52′22″E / 37.92589°N 37.87282°ECoordinates: 37°55′33″N 37°52′22″E / 37.92589°N 37.87282°E   Erkenek Tunnel Location of Erkenek Tunnel in Turkey. |
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| Operation | |
| Work begun | 2011 |
| Opened | May 28, 2017 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
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| Length | 1,816 m (5,958 ft) |
Erkenek Tunnel (Turkish: Erkenek Tüneli), is a road tunnel in Malatya province, eastern Turkey opened in 2017 connecting Eastern Anatolia region with the Mediterranean Region.
Erkenek Tunnel is situated on the highway between Doğanşehir in Malatya Province and Gölbaşı in Adıyaman Province, west of Erkenek village. It connects Eastern Anatolia with the Mediterranean Region bypassing the Erkenek Pass, which made the heavy truck traffic difficult during the winter season. It is a twin-tube tunnel with a length of 1,816 m (5,958 ft).[1]
Construction of the tunnel began in 2011.As insufficient soil survey and boring works caused mass wasting and subsidence, it lasted six years due to additional ground reinforcement works. The cost of construction is 
253 million (approx. US$ 72 million. The openning of the tunnel took place in presence of Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ahmet Arslan, Minister of Customs and Trade Bülent Tüfenkci and some other high-ranked local officials on May 28, 2017.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Doğu Anadolu’yu Akdeniz’e bağlayan Erkenek Tüneli açıldı". HHürriyet (in Turkish). 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
