Status Open Constructed Otoyol A.Ş. | Work begun February 15, 2012 Traffic automotive | |
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Location Orhangazi, Bursa Province - Yalova Province Opened April 21, 2016; 10 months ago (2016-04-21) Owner General Directorate of Highways | ||
The Orhangazi Tunnel (Turkish: Orhangazi Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel located at Samanlı Mountains in Marmara Region as part of the Istanbul-Bursa Motorway in Turkey.
Situated northeast of Orhangazi town between Laladere and Yeniköy villages on the province border of Yalova and Bursa, it is a twin-tube tunnel of length 3,417 m (11,211 ft) carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction. The construction works began on February 15, 2012, and 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) was applied for the boring of the tunnel.
Breakthrough in one of the tubes was achieved on February 19, 2014 after two years and four days of work. A related ceremony was held at site in presence of Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç and Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Lütfi Elvan on March 3, 2014. It is the longest motorway tunnel of Turkey. The tunnel's opening to traffic was in April 2016.
Other tunnels on the route are the 1,234 m (4,049 ft)-long Selçukgazi Tunnel and the 1,747 m (5,732 ft)-long Belkahve Tunnel, which are under construction.