The Aslanlı Tunnel (Turkish: Aslanlı Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Adana–Şanlıurfa motorway 
O-52 
E90 
AH84 in Gaziantep Province, southern Turkey.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nurdağı, Gaziantep Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°09′55″N 36°40′34″E / 37.16528°N 36.67611°E
  Aslanlı Tunnel Location of Aslanlı Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route | O-52 E90 AH84 |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | Tekfen |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,230 and 1,225 m (4,035 and 4,019 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
It is situated close to the provincial border of Gaziantep to Osmaniye in Nurdağı district. The 1,230 and 1,225 m (4,035 and 4,019 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction follows the Kızlaç Tunnel in northeast direction. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[1]
The tunnel was constructed by Tekfen in New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Otoyol Projeleri-Türkiye - Tarsus - Adana - Gaziantep (TAG) Otoyolu" (in Turkish). Tekfen İnşaat. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
External links
edit- Map of road tunnels in Turkey Archived 2012-12-22 at archive.today at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)
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