Selimiye Tunnel
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| Location | Doğankent, Giresun Province, Turkey |
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| Status | Operational |
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| Opened | 2010 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Character | single-tube one-way |
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| Length | 1,835 m (6,020 ft) |
| Number of lanes | 1 x 2 |
The Selimiye Tunnel (Turkish: Selimiye Tüneli) is a road tunnel constructed on the Black Sea Coastal Highway between Hopa and Kemalpaşa in Artvin Province, northeastern Turkey.
Situated near Selimiye village, the 1,366 m (4,482 ft)-long single-tube tunnel carries two lanes of traffic in east-bound direction only. Selimiye Tunnel is flanked by a series of shorter tunnels on the same route.[1]
The construction of the tunnel was preceded by a major landslide, which occurs often in the region. After the east-bound part of divided highway was blocked by a landslide, traffic was maintained a long time on the west-bound part. The problem was solved by building of a series of tunnels built on the east-bound highway part in the vicinity of Selimiye village. The construction works began on August 25, 2009. In October 2010, the tunnel was put into service.[2] Another landslide, which took place at the same place in October 2013, blocked this time the west-bound part of the highway in a length of 150 m (490 ft). During the road maintenance period, Selimiye Tunnel was used bi-directional.[1]
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