Orhangazi Tunnel
Motorway tunnel in Turkey
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The Orhangazi Tunnel (Turkish: Orhangazi Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel located at Samanlı Mountains in Marmara region as part of the Istanbul-Bursa Motorway Otoyol 5 in Turkey.[1]
| Orhangazi Tunnel Orhangazi Tüneli | |
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 Interactive map of Orhangazi Tunnel Orhangazi Tüneli | |
| Overview | |
| Location | Orhangazi, Bursa Province – Yalova Province |
| Coordinates | 40°33′57″N 29°21′19″E |
| Status | Open |
| Route |  O-5 |
| Operation | |
| Work began | 15 February 2012 |
| Constructed | Otoyol A.Ş. |
| Opened | 21 April 2016 |
| Owner | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Character | Twin-tube motorway tunnel |
| Technical | |
| Length | 3,586 and 3,591 m (11,765 and 11,781 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
Situated northeast of Orhangazi town between Laladere and Yeniköy villages on the province border of Yalova and Bursa,[2] it is a twin-tube tunnel of length 3,586 and 3,591 m (11,765 and 11,781 ft) carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction. The construction works began on 15 February 2012,[2] and are being carried out by Otoyol A.Ş., a consortium of Turkish Nurol, Özaltın, Makyol, Yüksel, Göçay and Italian Astaldi companies.[3] The New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM) was applied for the boring of the tunnel.[4][5]
Breakthrough in one of the tubes was achieved on 19 February 2014 after two years and four days of work. A related ceremony was held at site in presence of Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç and Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Lütfi Elvan on 3 March 2014.[5] It is the second longest motorway tunnel of Turkey, after the T2 tunnel in O-7.
Other tunnels on the route are the 1,192 and 1,303 m (3,911 and 4,275 ft)-long Selçukgazi Tunnel and the 1,556 and 1,653 m (5,105 and 5,423 ft)-long Belkahve Tunnel.
