Cankurtaran Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Çavuşlu, Hopa - Çifteköprü, Borçka in Artvin Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°23′00″N 41°32′16″E / 41.38333°N 41.53778°ECoordinates: 41°23′00″N 41°32′16″E / 41.38333°N 41.53778°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Route |
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| Operation | |
| Work begun | October 29, 2010 |
| Owner | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Character | Twin-tube highway tunnel |
| Technical | |
| Length | 5,228 m (17,152 ft) |
| Number of lanes | 2 x 2 |
The Cankurtaran Tunnel (Turkish: Cankurtaran Tüneli), aka Hopa Cankurtaran Tunnel, is a road tunnel under construction located in Artvin Province as part of the Hopa-Borçka Highway in northeastern Turkey.
Situated on the Mount Cankurtaran of Pontic Mountains between Çavuşlu village of Hopa district in the west and Çifteköprü village of Borçka district in the east, it is a 5,228 m (17,152 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction.[1][2][3] The cost of the construction is estimated to be 
100 million.[4]
It was built to bypass the Cankurtaran Pass at 690 m (2,260 ft) elevation with many hairpin turns,[3] and to alleviate Black Sea Region's access to Eastern Anatolia Region and consequently to Middle Eastern countries. The tunnel will also eliminate the traffic burden that emerges from climatic conditions such as heavy snow fall, icing and fog. It will shorten the route about 12 km (7.5 mi).[4][5]
The groundbreaking ceremony took place in presence of Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım on October 29, 2010, the Republic Day.[3][4][5][6] The breakthrough was achieved in presence of Minister of Customs and Trade Hayati Yazıcı on March 16, 2014.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Gül, Tolga & Ziya Akyıldız (2014-03-16). "Hopa Cankurtaran Tüneli'nde ışık göründü". Ihlas News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Türkiye'nin en uzun tüneli Hopa-Cankurtaran". Bugün (in Turkish). 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Türkiye'nin en uzun tünelinde 'ışık göründü'". TGRT Haber (in Turkish). 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- 1 2 3 "Cankurtaran Tüneli Artvin'in yarım asırlık hasretini bitirdi". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- 1 2 "Hopa-Borçka Yolu Cankurtaran Tüneli Temel Atma Töreni" (in Turkish). Artvin Valiliği. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Bir Hayal Gerçek Oldu - Cankurtaran Tüneli Temel Atma Töreni" (in Turkish). Arhavi Belediyesi. 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
