Selçukgazi Tunnel

Selçukgazi Tunnel
Selçukgazi Tüneli
Overview
Location Selçukgazi, Osmangazi, Bursa Province
Coordinates 40°19′25″N 29°06′26″E / 40.32361°N 29.10722°E / 40.32361; 29.10722Coordinates: 40°19′25″N 29°06′26″E / 40.32361°N 29.10722°E / 40.32361; 29.10722
Status Under construction
Route
Operation
Work begun July 2013
Constructed Otoyol A.Ş.
Owner General Directorate of Highways
Traffic automotive
Character Twin-tube motorway tunnel
Technical
Length 1,234 m (4,049 ft)
Selçukgazi Tunnel
Location of Selçukgazi Tunnel in Turkey

The Selçukgazi Tunnel (Turkish: Selçukgazi Tüneli) is a motorway tunnel under construction located at Dürdane Hill in Marmara Region as part of the Istanbul-Bursa Motorway in Turkey.[1]

Situated near Selçukgazi village in Osmangazi district between Gemlik and Bursa, it is a twin-tube tunnel of 1,234 m (4,049 ft).[2][3] The construction is carried out by Otoyol A.Ş., a consortium of Turkish Nurol, Özaltın, Makyol, Yüksel, Göçay and Italian Astaldi companies. Works at the tunnel began in July 2013,[1] and are continuing.[4] In March 2014, it was announced that the preparatory works are completed and tunneling will start soon.[5]

Other tunnels on the route are the 3,417 m (11,211 ft)-long Samanlı Tunnel and the 1,747 m (5,732 ft)-long Belkahve Tunnel, which are under construction.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Selçukgazi'de İnşaati Başlıyor". Gazete 24 (in Turkish). 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  2. "İkinci tünel inşaatı başlıyor". Bugün (in Turkish). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  3. 1 2 "Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir otoyolu projesinde son durum". Sabah (in Turkish). 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  4. "Körfez yolu yarıladı". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  5. "Başbakan Erdoğan'dan önemli açıklamalar". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-04-17.


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