Baku, Azerbaijan, April 17
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The New Zigana Dagi road tunnel will connect Trabzon and Gumushane provinces in northeastern Turkey in 2021, a source from Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend on April 17.
According to the Ministry, “the construction of the tunnel has been completed by more than 60 percent. The total length of the tunnel is 29 kilometers and the width is 12 meters. This tunnel will be the longest in Turkey."
“The construction work was launched simultaneously from two points,” the source says. "The construction works in Gumushane and Trabzon provinces were launched in April 2016 and in August 2016 respectively. The tunnel will be also equipped with six ventilation systems.”
Currently, there are 39 road runnels and three railway tunnels in Turkey, while the New Zigana Dagi, Kop Dagi, Sabuncubeli and Dolmabahce-Fulya tunnels are being constructed.
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