Boğsak Tunnel
 Boğsak Tunnel west end | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Silifke, Mersin Province |
| Coordinates | 36°16′01″N 33°48′20″E / 36.26694°N 33.80556°E (East end) |
| Route |  D.400 |
| Start | Akdere, Silifke |
| End | Boğsak |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 18 March 2014 |
| Owner | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Character | Twin-tube highway tunnel |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,570 and 1,570 m (5,150 and 5,150 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
| Width | 8 m (26 ft) each tube |
The Boğsak Tunnel is a road tunnel located in Silifke, Mersin Province in southern Turkey as part of the highway D.400.
The highway
The tunnel was constructed to ease the traffic in this course. It was opened on 18 March 2014.[2] After the construction of the tunnel, the ramps were avoided and the length of the highway reduced by about 3.7 km (2.3 mi).[2] Construction of 22 other tunnels with a total distance of 18 km (11 mi) is planned to reduce the average travel time from 9 to 5 hours between Antalya and Mersin.[2][3][4]
It is a 1,570 m (0.98 mi)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The tubes are 8 m (26 ft) wide.[2] The tunnel is equipped with illumination, ventilation, intercommunication and other modern facilities.[4] The construction of the tunnel cost ₺65 million.[2]
References
- ^ "'Akdenizimizin yol çilesini bitiriyoruz'". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ a b c d e "Boğsak Tüneli Trafiğe Açıldı" (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ Mersin governor's page (in Turkish) Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Boğsak Tüneli Hizmete Açıldı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
