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Location | Bayraklı - Bornova, Izmir Province |
Coordinates | 38°29′04″N 27°08′26″E / 38.48444°N 27.14056°E |
Route | O-30 E87 |
Operation | |
Constructed | Kutlutaş- Dillingham Consortium |
Opened | 4 February 2007 |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
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No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
Bayraklı Tunnels ( Turkish: Bayraklı Tünelleri), formerly Karşıyaka Tunnels, are two motorway tunnels in series located on the İzmir's northern beltway, motorway O-30 E87, in Bayraklı district between Karşıyaka and Bornova of Izmir Province, western Turkey.
The tunnels were built by Kutlutaş- Dillingham Consortium, and the construction completed on 30 April 1999. [1] However, the construction of the motorway lasted until 2007. Along with the motorway, the tunnels were opened to traffic on 19 January 2007. [2] The official opening took place in presence of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 4 February 2007. [3]
Named initially Karşıyaka Tunnels, they were renamed later to Bayraklı Tunnels upon the request of the Bayraklı district's governor. [4] The 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft) (Bayraklı-1) and 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft)-long (Bayraklı-2) twin-tube tunnels carry three lanes of traffic in each direction. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel. [5] Instead, they have to use either of the given routes:
Tunnel | Motorway | Length (bore #1 and bore #2) | Province |
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Bayraklı-1 | O-30 E87 | 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft) | İzmir |
Bayraklı-2 | 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft) |