Konak Tunnel ( tr, Konak Tüneli) is a

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in Konak district of in

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, Turkey. It was opened to traffic in 2015. The tunnel is situated in Konak, İzmir connecting the Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard in Konak with Yeşildere Street in Yeşildere neighborhood in the city's south. With the building of the tunnel, the traffic congestion in Konak area was significantly eased. Its construction began on 23 September 2011, and it was opened on 25 May 2015 by Prime minister

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. It has twin bores in length carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The middle of the tunnel is at a depth of . The construction cost planned was 150 million. Together with the

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, the Konak Tunnel is part of a long " express route" that will connect central Konak with the

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