Overview | |
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Location | Perşembe, Ordu Province |
Coordinates |
40°59′26″N 37°41′13″E / 40.99052°N 37.68688°E
Location of Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel in Turkey |
Route | ![]() ![]() |
Start | Yarlı |
End | Kırlı |
Operation | |
Work begun | 1997 |
Constructed | Nurol- Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture |
Opened | April 7, 2007 |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
Technical | |
Length | 3,805 and 3,825 m (12,484 and 12,549 ft) |
No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Highest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel ( Turkish: Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tüneli), originally Hapan Tunnel, ( Turkish: Hapan Tüneli) is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey. With its length of 3,825 m (12,549 ft), it was the country's longest tunnel at the time of its opening. [1] The tunnel is named in honor of the Turkish female civil engineer and earth scientist Nefise Akçelik (1955-2003).
Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway
D.010
E70 within the
Black Sea Coastal Highway, the construction of which was carried out by the Turkish
Nurol-
Tekfen-Yüksel
joint venture.
[1] The cost of the tunnel totalled to TL 361 million (approx. US$265 million as of 2007 exchange rate). The 3,805 and 3,825 m (12,484 and 12,549 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 170–135 m (558–443 ft)-long
Tekkebak Tunnel in the west and 310–314 m (1,017–1,030 ft)-long
Asarkayası Tunnel in the east on the same highway. Traffic in the tunnel is controlled by 81 cameras at 16 different stations.
[2]
The tunnel crosses mountainous area between the settlements Yarlı and Kırlı in Perşembe district of Ordu Province at 220 m (720 ft) elevation. It allows a short cut of 15 km (9.3 mi) between the town Fatsa and the city of Ordu saving one and half hours driving time. [3] [2]
Originally, the tunnel was named Hapan Tunnel. Its name was changed to Nefise Akçelik (1955-2003) in honor of the female civil engineer and earth scientist, who, working at the General Directorate of Highways, contributed much to the construction of tunnels in Turkey. [4] Finally, it was officially renamed Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel in March 2007. [5]
The tunnel was opened to traffic on April 7, 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. [2] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel. [6]
Overview | |
---|---|
Location | Perşembe, Ordu Province |
Coordinates |
40°59′26″N 37°41′13″E / 40.99052°N 37.68688°E
Location of Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel in Turkey |
Route | ![]() ![]() |
Start | Yarlı |
End | Kırlı |
Operation | |
Work begun | 1997 |
Constructed | Nurol- Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture |
Opened | April 7, 2007 |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
Technical | |
Length | 3,805 and 3,825 m (12,484 and 12,549 ft) |
No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Highest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel ( Turkish: Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tüneli), originally Hapan Tunnel, ( Turkish: Hapan Tüneli) is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey. With its length of 3,825 m (12,549 ft), it was the country's longest tunnel at the time of its opening. [1] The tunnel is named in honor of the Turkish female civil engineer and earth scientist Nefise Akçelik (1955-2003).
Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway
D.010
E70 within the
Black Sea Coastal Highway, the construction of which was carried out by the Turkish
Nurol-
Tekfen-Yüksel
joint venture.
[1] The cost of the tunnel totalled to TL 361 million (approx. US$265 million as of 2007 exchange rate). The 3,805 and 3,825 m (12,484 and 12,549 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 170–135 m (558–443 ft)-long
Tekkebak Tunnel in the west and 310–314 m (1,017–1,030 ft)-long
Asarkayası Tunnel in the east on the same highway. Traffic in the tunnel is controlled by 81 cameras at 16 different stations.
[2]
The tunnel crosses mountainous area between the settlements Yarlı and Kırlı in Perşembe district of Ordu Province at 220 m (720 ft) elevation. It allows a short cut of 15 km (9.3 mi) between the town Fatsa and the city of Ordu saving one and half hours driving time. [3] [2]
Originally, the tunnel was named Hapan Tunnel. Its name was changed to Nefise Akçelik (1955-2003) in honor of the female civil engineer and earth scientist, who, working at the General Directorate of Highways, contributed much to the construction of tunnels in Turkey. [4] Finally, it was officially renamed Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel in March 2007. [5]
The tunnel was opened to traffic on April 7, 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. [2] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel. [6]