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Tunnel in İzmir, Turkey
Konak Tunnel
Konak Tüneli
The Konak (north) portal.
Overview
LocationKonak, Izmir, Turkey
Coordinates38°24′52″N 27°07′42″E / 38.41444°N 27.12833°E / 38.41444; 27.12833
Operation
Work begun23 September 2011
Opened25 May 2015; 9 years ago (2015-05-25)
Traffic36,422 (daily average, 2017)
Technical
Length1,674 and 1,674 m (5,492 and 5,492 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 2
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Konak Tunnel (Turkish: Konak Tüneli) is a road tunnel in Konak district of in İzmir, Turkey. It was opened to traffic in 2015.

The tunnel is situated in Konak, İzmir connecting the Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard in Konak with Yeşildere Street in Yeşildere neighborhood in the city's south. With the building of the tunnel, the traffic congestion in Konak area was significantly eased. Its construction began on 23 September 2011, and it was opened on 25 May 2015 by Prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. It has twin bores in 1,674 m (5,492 ft) length carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The middle of the tunnel is at a depth of 100 m (330 ft). The construction cost planned was ₺ 150 million.

Together with the Buca-Bornova Tunnel, the Konak Tunnel is part of a 7 km (4.3 mi) long "express route" that will connect central Konak with the İzmir Coach Terminal in Bornova.

References

  1. "'TASARRUF' TÜNELİ". Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 2017-09-05. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  2. ^ "Konak Tünelleri 24 Mayıs'ta Başbakanla Açılacak". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-14. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. ^ "Konak Tüneli'nde Teraslama İşlemi Tamam, Sıra Kazıda". Haberler (in Turkish). 2012-03-01. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. "Konak Tüneli" (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  5. "Konak Tüneli açıldı ama riskli eksikler giderilmedi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-03. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
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