Gültepe Tunnel

Gültepe Tunnel
Gültepe Tüneli

Gültepe Tunnel westbound .
Overview
Location Gültepe, İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
Coordinates

40°46′32″N 29°54′30″E / 40.77556°N 29.90833°E / 40.77556; 29.90833Coordinates: 40°46′32″N 29°54′30″E / 40.77556°N 29.90833°E / 40.77556; 29.90833

Gültepe Tunnel
Location of Gültepe 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 639–584 m (2,096–1,916 ft)
Number of lanes 2 x 2
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)

The Gültepe Tunnel (Turkish: Gültepe Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Istanbul–Ankara motorway in Kocaeli Province, northwestern Turkey. It was opened 1984.

It is situated on the Gültepe Hill west of İzmit. The 639–584-metre (2,096–1,916 ft) long twin-tube tunnel carries two lanes of traffic in each 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 2016-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Karayollarında yol yapımı ve onarım devam ediyor". Haber7.com (in Turkish). 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2016-08-13.

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