Belkahve Tunnel

Belkahve Tunnel
Belkahve Tüneli
Overview
Location Kavaklıdere, Bornova - Ulucak, Kemalpaşa, Izmir Province
Coordinates 38°27′47″N 27°19′18″E / 38.46306°N 27.32167°E / 38.46306; 27.32167Coordinates: 38°27′47″N 27°19′18″E / 38.46306°N 27.32167°E / 38.46306; 27.32167
Status Operational
Route
Operation
Work begun 7 July 2013
Constructed Otoyol A.Ş.
Opened 8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)
Owner General Directorate of Highways
Traffic automotive
Character Twin-tube motorway tunnel
Technical
Length 1,556 and 1,653 m (5,105 and 5,423 ft)
No. of lanes 2 x 3
Tunnel clearance 6 m (20 ft)
Width 2 x 12 m (39 ft)
Belkahve Tunnel
Location of Belkahve Tunnel in Turkey

The Belkahve Tunnel (Turkish: Belkahve Tüneli) is a motorway tunnel located in Izmir Province, Aegean Region as part of the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Motorway in Turkey.

Situated at Belkahve Hill between Kavaklıdere in Bornova district and Ulucak in Kemalpaşa east of Izmir, it is a 1,556 and 1,653 m (5,105 and 5,423 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction. The tubes are 12 m (39 ft) wide and have 6 m (20 ft) clearance.[1] The construction works are being carried out by Otoyol A.Ş., a consortium of Turkish Nurol, Özaltın, Makyol, Yüksel, Göçay and Italian Astaldi companies. The New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM) is being applied for the boring of the tunnel. Average daily progression in both tubes of the tunnel is 4 m (13 ft), where 60 people are at work. Grounbreaking ceremony was held in presence of Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım on 7 July 2013.[1][2][3]

The tunnel was opened to traffic on 8 March 2017 by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.[4]

Other tunnels on the route are the 3,586 and 3,591 m (11,765 and 11,781 ft)-long Orhangazi Tunnel and the 1,192 and 1,303 m (3,911 and 4,275 ft)-long Selçukgazi Tunnel.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Demirci, Elif (2013-07-16). "Belkahve Tüneli'nde çalışmalar hızlandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  2. ↑ Çağlar, Soner (2013-10-11). "Belkahve Tünelleri'nin yapımı devam ediyor". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  3. ↑ "İzmir'in üçüncü tüneli için çalışmalar başladı". Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  4. ↑ "İzmir'de yol açılışı". Sözcü (in Turkish). 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-04-22.


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