Selçukgazi Tunnel

Selçukgazi Tunnel
Selçukgazi Tüneli

Overview
Location	Selçukgazi, Osmangazi, Bursa Province
Coordinates	40°19′25″N 29°06′26″E
Status	Operational
Route	O-5
Operation
Work begun	July 2013
Constructed	Otoyol A.Ş.
Opened	March 12, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-12)
Owner	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Character	Twin-tube motorway tunnel
Technical
Length	1,192 and 1,303 m (3,911 and 4,275 ft)
No. of lanes	2 x 3

Selçukgazi Tunnel

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Location of Selçukgazi Tunnel in Turkey

The Selçukgazi Tunnel (Turkish: Selçukgazi Tüneli) is a motorway tunnel located at Dürdane Hill in Marmara Region as part of the Istanbul-Bursa Motorway O-5 in Turkey.[1]

Situated near Selçukgazi village in Osmangazi district between Gemlik and Bursa, it is a twin-tube tunnel of 1,192 and 1,303 m (3,911 and 4,275 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]

The tunnel was opened to traffic on March 12, 2017 by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.[6]

Other tunnels on the route are the 3,586 and 3,591 m (11,765 and 11,781 ft)-long Orhangazi Tunnel and the 1,556 and 1,653 m (5,105 and 5,423 ft)-long Belkahve Tunnel.

See also

• List of motorway tunnels in Turkey

References

1. "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. "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.
6. "Başbakan Binali Yıldırım Gemlik-Bursa otoyolundan makam aracı ile geçti". Haberturk (in Turkish). 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-04-22.