Kadıoğlu Tunnel

Kadıoğlu Tunnel (Turkish: Kadıoğlu Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.[1]

Kadıoğlu Tunnel
Kadıoğlu Tüneli
Overview
LocationFatsa, Ordu Province
Coordinates40°59′45″N 37°38′14″E
Kadıoğlu Tunnel
Location of Kadıoğlu Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route D.010 E70
Operation
Work begun1997
ConstructedNurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture
Opened7 April 2007 (2007-04-07)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length116 and 150 m (381 and 492 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Kadıoğlu Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway D.010 E70 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture.[1] The 116 and 150 m (381 and 492 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction.[2] The Kozbükü Tunnel follows the Kadıoğlu Tunnel in direction Ordu.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on 7 April 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[2] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[3]

References
  1. "Ordu - Nefise Akçelik Tüneli'nde dünya standartlarında teknoloji ve güvenlik" (in Turkish). Siemens. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. Küçükoğlu, Erol (2007-04-06). "Fındıkçı tepkisine karşı Erdoğan'a dev koruma". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  3. "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-15.


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