Kiliseburnu Tunnel

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

Kiliseburnu Tunnel
Kiliseburnu Tüneli

Overview
Location	Tirebolu, Giresun Province
Coordinates	40°59′54″N 38°47′45″E Kiliseburnu Tunnel Location of Kiliseburnu Tunnel in Turkey
Status	Operational
Route	D.010 E70
Operation
Work begun	2004
Constructed	Projima Tunnel Construction Company
Opened	April 7, 2007
Operator	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Technical
Length	200 and 195 m (656 and 640 ft)
No. of lanes	2 x 2
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

Kiliseburnu Tunnel is part of the Giresun-Trabzon Highway D.010 E70 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Projima Tunnel Construction Company.[1] The 200 and 195 m (656 and 640 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 367–367 m (1,204–1,204 ft)-long Arıdurak Tunnel in the west and 2,175–2,151 m (7,136–7,057 ft)-long Tirebolu-1 Tunnel in the east on the same highway.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on April 7, 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[2]

References

1. "Projima Tünel - Tamamlanan Projeler" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-17.
2. "19 Yıllık Hayal Karadeniz Sahil Yolu Açılıyor". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2016-08-17.

External links

• Map of road tunnels in Turkey at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)