Yenikent Tunnel

Yenikent Tunnel (Turkish: Yenikent Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Sinop Province, northern Turkey.

Yenikent Tunnel
Yenikent Tüneli
Overview
LocationGerze, Sinop Province
Coordinates41°44′14″N 35°15′28″E
Yenikent Tunnel
Location of Yenikent Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route D.010
Operation
ConstructedCengiz Construction Company
OpenedDecember 14, 2012 (2012-12-14)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length1,598 and 1,530 m (5,243 and 5,020 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Yenikent Tunnel is part of the Sinop-Samsun Highway D.010 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Cengiz Construction Company.[1] The 1,598 and 1,530 m (5,243 and 5,020 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The Gerze Tunnel follows the Yenikent Tunnel in direction Sinop.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on December 14, 2012 by Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım.[2]

References
  1. "Cengiz İnşaat - Yakakent - Gerze Yolu" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. "Sahil Yolu Açıldı". Gerze Gündem Haber (in Turkish). 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2016-08-16.


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