Location Ünye, Ordu Province Work begun 2007 | Status Operational | |
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Coordinates Yunus Emre Tunnel
Location of Yunus Emre Tunnel in Turkey Constructed S.T.Y. Construction Company Opened December 21, 2013; 3 years ago (2013-12-21) Operator General Directorate of Highways | ||
Yunus Emre Tunnel (Turkish: Yunus Emre Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.
Yunus Emre Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish S.T.Y. Construction Company. The 1,996 and 1,980 m (6,549 and 6,496 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The Bayramca Tunnel follows the Yunus Emre Tunnel in direction Ordu.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on December 21, 2013 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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