Korutepe Tunnel

Korutepe Tunnel
Korutepe Tüneli
Korutepe Tunnel eastbound .
Overview
Location Korutepe, İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
Coordinates

40°46′36″N 29°53′38″E / 40.77667°N 29.89389°E / 40.77667; 29.89389Coordinates: 40°46′36″N 29°53′38″E / 40.77667°N 29.89389°E / 40.77667; 29.89389

Korutepe Tunnel
Location of Korutepe Tunnel in Turkey
Status Operational
Route
Operation
Opened 1984 (1984)
Operator General Directorate of Highways
Traffic automotive
Vehicles per day ca. 55,000
Technical
Length 1,028–1,088 m (3,373–3,570 ft)
No. of lanes 2 x 2
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)

The Korutepe Tunnel (Turkish: Korutepe Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Istanbul–Ankara motorway in Kocaeli Province, northwestern Turkey.

It is situated on the Korutepe Hill west of İzmit. The 1,028–1,088-metre (3,373–3,570 ft) long twin-tube tunnel carries two lanes of traffic in each direction. The Gültepe Tunnel follows it in the west direction.

The tunnel was constructed in the 1980s. During the 1999 İzmit earthquake, the tunnel was light damaged.[1] In 2012, the tunnel's both tubes were reinforced.[2] In the time period of 2013–2014, the tunnel was modernized for traffic safety. Around 55,000 vehicles pass through the tunnel in both directions daily.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gültepe ve Korutepe Tünelleri yenileniyor". Çağdaş Kocaeli (in Turkish). 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Karayollarında yol yapımı ve onarım devam ediyor". Risale Haber (in Turkish). 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.