Tekkebak Tunnel

Tekkebak Tunnel (Turkish: Tekkebak Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Ordu Province, northern Turkey.[1]

Tekkebak Tunnel
Tekkebak Tüneli

Overview
Location	Fatsa, Ordu Province
Coordinates	40°59′44″N 37°39′05″E Tekkebak Tunnel Location of Tekkebak Tunnel in Turkey
Status	Operational
Route	D.010 E70
Operation
Work begun	1997
Constructed	Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture
Opened	7 April 2007 (2007-04-07)
Operator	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Technical
Length	170 and 135 m (558 and 443 ft)
No. of lanes	2 x 2
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

Tekkebak Tunnel is part of the Samsun-Ordu Highway D.010 E70 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Nurol-Tekfen-Yüksel joint venture.[1] The 170 and 135 m (558 and 443 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 261–257 m (856–843 ft)-long Kozbükü Tunnel in the west and 3,805–3,825 m (12,484–12,549 ft)-long Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel (named in honour of the late female engineer Nefise Akçelik) in the east on the same highway.[2]

The tunnel was opened to traffic on 7 April 2007 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[2] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[3]