Asarkayası Tunnel
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 Interactive map of Asarkayası Tunnel Asarkayası Tüneli | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Perşembe, Ordu Province |
| Coordinates | 40°59′09″N 37°46′48″E / 40.98583°N 37.78000°E
Asarkayası Tunnel Location of Asarkayası Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route |  D.010  E70 |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1997 |
| Constructed | Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture |
| Opened | April 7, 2007 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 310 and 314 m (1,017 and 1,030 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Asarkayası Tunnel (Turkish: Asarkayası Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.[1]
Asarkayası Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway D.010 E70 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture.[1] The 310 and 314 m (1,017 and 1,030 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 3,805–3,825 m (12,484–12,549 ft)-long Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel in the west and 3,313–3,308 m (10,869–10,853 ft)-long Boztepe Tunnel in the east on the same highway.[2]
The tunnel was opened to traffic on April 7, 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[2] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[3]
