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Bayraklı Tunnels

38°29′04″N 27°08′26″E / 38.48444°N 27.14056°E / 38.48444; 27.14056

Bayraklı-1: 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft)
Bayraklı-2: 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft)

No. of lanes2 x 3Operating speed90 km/h (56 mph)

Bayraklı Tunnels (Turkish: Bayraklı Tünelleri), formerly Karşıyaka Tunnels, are two motorway tunnels in series located on the İzmir's northern beltway, motorway O-30 E87, in Bayraklı district between Karşıyaka and Bornova of Izmir Province, western Turkey.

The tunnels were built by Kutlutaş-Dillingham Consortium, and the construction completed on 30 April 1999.^[1] However, the construction of the motorway lasted until 2007. Along with the motorway, the tunnels were opened to traffic on 19 January 2007.^[2] The official opening took place in presence of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 4 February 2007.^[3]

Named initially Karşıyaka Tunnels, they were renamed later to Bayraklı Tunnels upon the request of the Bayraklı district's governor.^[4] The 320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft) (Bayraklı-1) and 1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft)-long (Bayraklı-2) twin-tube tunnels carry three lanes of traffic in each direction. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.^[5] Instead, they have to use either of the given routes:

Bornova exit-D550-Altınyol-Girne Boulevard-Karşıyaka Entry
Bayraklı exit-street #1620/39-street #1620/41-street #1609-Kubilay avenue-Onur Neighbourhood Entry

Tunnel	Motorway	Length (bore #1 and bore #2)	Province
Bayraklı-1	O-30 E87	320 and 317 m (1,050 and 1,040 ft)	İzmir
Bayraklı-2	O-30 E87	1,865 and 1,876 m (6,119 and 6,155 ft)	İzmir

References

^ Ertem, Mustafa Emre (2014-02-01). "Kutlutaş Dillingham Karşıyaka Tünelleri Açılış Töreni" (in Turkish). YouTube. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
^ Gültekin, Turan (2007-02-19). "İzmir Kuzey Çevre Yolu bugün ulaşıma açıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-09-09.
^ "İzmir Çevre Yolu Açılışı, Toplu Açılış ve Temel Atma Töreni Yapıldı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
^ "Tüneller "Bayraklı" adını aldı" (in Turkish). Bayraklı Kaymakamlığı. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-14.