Havza Tunnel
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Location | Havza, Samsun Province |
Coordinates | 40°55′57″N 35°39′11″E / 40.93250°N 35.65306°E |
Status | Operational |
Route | D.795 Template:European route E |
Operation | |
Work begun | 2005 |
Constructed | Fermanoğlu Construction Company |
Opened | 15 February 2009 |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
Technical | |
Length | 845 and 923 m (2,772 and 3,028 ft) |
No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Havza Tunnel (Turkish: Havza Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed on the Samsun-Çorum highway D.795 Template:European route E in Samsun Province, northern Turkey.
It is situated near Paşapınarı village of Havza, Samsun. The 845 and 923 m (2,772 and 3,028 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The 19 Mayıs Tunnel follows the Havza Tunnel in direction Çorum.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on 15 February 2009 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]
References
- ^ Bayram OK - İlyas GÜN (2009-02-15). "Direksiyon Erdoğan'da". Haberturk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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