Gültepe Tunnel
The Gültepe Tunnel (Turkish: Gültepe Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Istanbul–Ankara motorway 
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E80 in Kocaeli Province, northwestern Turkey. It was opened to traffic in 1984.
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E80 in Kocaeli Province, northwestern Turkey. It was opened to traffic in 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. In 2012, the tunnel's both tubes were reinforced. 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Gültepe ve Korutepe Tünelleri yenileniyor". Çağdaş Kocaeli (in Turkish). 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Karayollarında yol yapımı ve onarım devam ediyor". Haber7.com (in Turkish). 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
External links
- Map of road tunnels in Turkey Archived 2012-12-22 at archive.today at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)
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