Ilgaz 15 July Independence Tunnel, shortly Ilgaz Tunnel, (Turkish: Ilgaz 15 Temmuz İstiklal Tüneli or Ilgaz Tüneli), is a highway tunnel through the Ilgaz Mountains between Kastamonu Province and Çankırı Province in northern Turkey. The tunnel has twin tubes of 5,370 m (17,620 ft) and 5,391 m (17,687 ft) in length. The tunnel was opened to traffic on December 26, 2016.[1][2][3]
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| Overview | |
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| Other name(s) | Ilgaz Tunnel |
| Location | Kastamonu Province – Çankırı Province |
| Coordinates | 41°03′51″N 33°44′15″E / 41.06417°N 33.73750°E
  Ilgaz Tunnel Location of Ilgaz Tunnel in Turkey. |
| Route |  D.765 |
| Crosses | Ilgaz Mountains |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | November 9, 2012 |
| Opened | December 26, 2016 |
| Owner | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 5,370–5,391 m (17,618–17,687 ft) |
The construction cost of the tunnel was budgeted to ₺ 572 million (approx. US$200 million as of March 2016).[2] The foundation stone laying ceremony took place on November 9, 2012. Tunnel boring works were completed on April 3, 2016.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ilgaz Tüneli'nde sona yaklaşılıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ a b "572 milyon TL'lik Ilgaz Tüneli'nde ışık göründü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "New tunnel linking Central Anatolia and Black Sea opens". Hürriyet Daily News. 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
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