Samarinda Tunnel
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 Construction as of 5 March 2025 | |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Other name | Selili Tunnel |
| Location | Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 0°30′28″S 117°09′47″E / 0.5077955°S 117.1630016°E |
| Crosses | Mount Steleng[1] |
| Start | Kakap Road |
| End | Sultan Alimuddin Road |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 20 January 2023 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
| Tunnel clearance | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Width | 15 m (49 ft) |
Samarinda Tunnel (Indonesian: Terowongan Samarinda) or Selili Tunnel (Indonesian: Terowongan Selili),[2] is a road tunnel construction project in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, connecting Sultan Alimuddin Road (Sambutan, Sambutan) and Kakap Road (Sungai Dama, Samarinda Ilir).
Dubbed as the first road tunnel in the island of Borneo,[3] it has a length of 690 meters, with width and height each 15 meters.[4] The construction of this tunnel uses new Austrian tunneling method (NATM) and it is currently being constructed by PP Construction & Investment.[5][6]