Other name(s) Ilgaz Tunnel | ||
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Work begun November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) Opened December 26, 2016 (2016-12-26) Similar Ordu Nefise Akçelik T, Nasrullah Mosque, Istanbul Aquarium, TurkuaZoo, Osman Gazi Bridge | ||
Ilgaz 15 July Independence Tunnel, shortly Ilgaz Tunnel, (Turkish: Ilgaz 15 Temmuz İstiklal Tüneli or Ilgaz Tüneli), is a highway tunnel through Ilgaz Mountains between Kastamonu Province and Çankırı Province in northern Turkey. The tunnel has twin tubes of 5,370 m (17,620 ft) and 5,391 m (17,687 ft) length. The tunnel was opened to traffic on December 26, 2016.
The construction cost of the tunnel was budgeted to 572 million (approx. US$200 million as of March 2016). The foundation stone laying ceremony took place on November 9, 2012. Tunnel boring works were completed on April 3, 2016.
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