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Ovit Tunnel

Coordinates: 40°37′28″N 40°49′26″E / 40.62438°N 40.82382°E / 40.62438; 40.82382
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Mount Ovit Tunnel
Ovit Dağı Tüneli
Overview
Locationİkizdere, Rize Province - İspir, Erzurum Province
Coordinates40°37′28″N 40°49′26″E / 40.62438°N 40.82382°E / 40.62438; 40.82382
Mt. Ovit Tunnel is located in Turkey
Mt. Ovit Tunnel
Mt. Ovit Tunnel
Location of Mount Ovit Tunnel in Turkey.
StatusUnder construction
Route D.925
Operation
Work begun2012
OwnerGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length14,700 m (48,200 ft)

Mount Ovit Tunnel (Template:Lang-tr), is a highway tunnel under construction at Mount Ovit between İkizdere, Rize Province and İspir, Erzurum Province in northeastern Turkey. With its length of 14,700 m (48,200 ft) in twin tubes, it will be the country's longest tunnel.[1][2]

The tunnel was projected to connect Erzurum with Rize in order to enable Eastern Anatolian's access to the Black Sea. The first gateaway project dates back to 1880 during the Ottoman Empire times, without going into realization. In 1930, a highway was built with a workforce of 1,500 people who connected İspir with İkizdere, passing over Mount Ovit, which is 2,600 m (8,500 ft) high.[1] The current route D.925, however, is blocked at Mount Ovit during wintertime due to heavy snowfall.[3]

The construction works of Mount Ovit Tunnel and its connection roads started with a groundbreaking ceremony held on May 12, 2012 in presence of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[4] İt is planned that the tunnel will be opened to traffic in 2015.[1] After completion, Mount Ovit Tunnel is expected to become the world's 6th longest highway tunnel.[2][3] Effective November 13, 2014, the work has been halted temporarily until the worker safety concerns are addressed.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Erdoğan'dan önemli açıklamalar". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  2. ^ a b Kaçar, Muhammet (2012-05-13). "Başbakan Ovit Dağı Tüneli'nin temelini attı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  3. ^ a b "Başbakan Erdoğan konuştu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  4. ^ "Ovit Tüneli'nin temeli atıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  5. ^ "Ovit Tüneli'nde çalışmalar durduruldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-11-13.