Asarkayası Tunnel (), is a highway

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constructed in

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, northern

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. Asarkayası Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway within the

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, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol- Tekfen-Yüksel

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. The -long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by -long

Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel (), originally Hapan Tunnel, () is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey. With its length of , it was the country's longest tunnel at the time of its opening. The tunnel is named in honor of the ...

in the west and -long

Boztepe Tunnel Boztepe Tunnel (), is a highway tunnel located in Ordu Province, in northern Turkey. Boztepe Tunnel is a part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, whose construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol-Yüksel-Ö ...

in the east on the same highway. The tunnel was opened to traffic on April 7, 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister

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. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.

References

External links

Map of road tunnels in Turkey
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(KGM) Road tunnels in Turkey Transport in Ordu Province Tunnels completed in 2007 {{Turkey-transport-stub