Status Under construction Constructed Otoyol A.Ş. Traffic automotive | Work begun July 7, 2013 Opened 2015 | |
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Location Kavaklıdere, Bornova - Ulucak, Kemalpaşa, Izmir Province Owner General Directorate of Highways | ||
The Belkahve Tunnel (Turkish: Belkahve Tüneli) is a motorway tunnel under construction located in Izmir Province, Aegean Region as part of the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Motorway in Turkey.
Situated at Belkahve Hill between Kavaklıdere in Bornova district and Ulucak in Kemalpaşa east of Izmir, it is a 1,747 m (5,732 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction. The tubes are 12 m (39 ft) wide and have 6 m (20 ft) clearance. The construction works are being carried out by Otoyol A.Ş., a consortium of Turkish Nurol, Özaltın, Makyol, Yüksel, Göçay and Italian Astaldi companies. The New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM) is being applied for the boring of the tunnel. Average daily progression in both tubes of the tunnel is 4 m (13 ft), where 60 people are at work. Grounbreaking ceremony was held in presence of Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Binali Yıldırım on July 7, 2013.
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 Selçukgazi Tunnel, which are under construction.