106 Tunnel Project Counts Days

106 Tunnel Project Day Count: The length of the existing tunnels is equal to the distance between Istanbul and Edirne. When the 106 project is finished the length will be up to Istanbul-Cankiri.
In hard and challenging terrains, tunnel projects will both relieve drivers and minimize traffic accidents. Last year 12 50 200 kilometers from kilometer length of the tunnel, continuing to add more kilometers 106 266 the completion of the project. Thus, the total length of tunnels that penetrate the mountains will reach 490 kilometers. This length corresponds to the distance between Istanbul and Cankiri.
In the Ovit tunnel, the construction of which was stopped recently due to occupational safety measures and where the work resumed yesterday with the elimination of deficiencies, the countdown started again for the happy ending. The project, which will breathe the transportation between Rize and Erzurum and is expected to be completed in 2015, will be the second longest tunnel in the world after the 18 km tunnel in China. With the construction of the tunnel, road standards will be raised and the provinces within the scope of the GAP will be connected first to the Eastern Black Sea Region and then to other neighboring countries through a high standard road. The tunnel is also of great importance economically in terms of transporting a significant portion of GAP products to the Black Sea ports to Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Turkic Republics.
Other tunnel works in regions with difficult geographical conditions continue at full speed. Among the ongoing works, some important tunnels, especially in the North-South connection, will be put into service in 2015 and 2016. The main ones of these tunnels are as follows; Cankurtaran Tunnel (Hopa-Borcka), Salmankas Tunnel (Trabzon-Araklı-Bayburt), Erkenek Tunnel (Malatya-Adıyaman), Karahan Tunnel (Malatya-Darende-Kayseri), Cudi Tunnels (Cizre-Şırnak), Ilgaz Tunnel (Kastamonu-Çankırı ), Sapça and Üzülmez (Bolu - Zonguldak) tunnels.
On the other hand, the 6.5-kilometer-long Sabuncubeli tunnel crossing, which will bring İzmir closer to Manisa in the Aegean region, will be opened to traffic in 2016. The 2.5-kilometer-long Konak Tunnel, which will significantly relieve the urban traffic, especially around Konak Square, by connecting the Coastal Road and Yeşildere Street in İzmir, has come to an end. Konak Tunnel will be completed and put into service in 2015.
Projects continue full throttle
Kop (Erzurum-Bayburt) Tunnel: The 1600-meter-long tunnel with a 6500-meter section will cost 215 million lira. (To be opened in 2017)
Erkenek Tunnel: The 1816 meter tunnel will pass from 15 minutes to 3 minutes. (To be opened in 2015)
Karahan Tunnel (Malatya-Kayseri): The 1600-meter tunnel will drop between Kayseri and Malatya from 18 minutes to 5 minutes. (To be opened in 2015)
Salmankaş Tunnel: The 4200-meter tunnel on the Araklı-Dağbaşı-Uğrak road will ensure that the road, which is closed to traffic for 5 months in winter, will serve throughout the year. (To be opened in 2015)
Ilgaz Tunnel: Ilgaz Mountain, the fearful dream of drivers, can be passed in 5391 minutes with the 8-meter tunnel under construction. (To be opened in 2015)
Mithatpaşa 2 Tunnel: The 1530-meter tunnel on the Zonguldak-Hisarönü road will reduce the travel time from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. (To be opened in 2015)