Tekkebak Tunnel
Tekkebak Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway 
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E70 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture. The 170 and 135 m (558 and 443 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 261–257 m (856–843 ft)-long Kozbükü Tunnel in the west and 3,805–3,825 m (12,484–12,549 ft)-long Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel (named in honour of the late female engineer Nefise Akçelik) in the east on the same highway.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on 7 April 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.
References
- ^ "Ordu - Nefise Akçelik Tüneli'nde dünya standartlarında teknoloji ve güvenlik" (in Turkish). Siemens. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Küçükoğlu, Erol (2007-04-06). "Fındıkçı tepkisine karşı Erdoğan'a dev koruma". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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