Aslanlı Tunnel

The Aslanlı Tunnel (Turkish: Aslanlı Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Adana–Şanlıurfa motorway O-52 E90 AH84 in Gaziantep Province, southern Turkey.

Aslanlı Tunnel
Aslanlı Tüneli

Overview
Location	Nurdağı, Gaziantep Province, Turkey
Coordinates	37°09′55″N 36°40′34″E Aslanlı Tunnel Location of Aslanlı Tunnel in Turkey
Status	Operational
Route	O-52 E90 AH84
Operation
Constructed	Tekfen
Opened	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Operator	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Technical
Length	1,230 and 1,225 m (4,035 and 4,019 ft)
No. of lanes	2 x 3
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

It is situated close to the provincial border of Gaziantep to Osmaniye in Nurdağı district. The 1,230 and 1,225 m (4,035 and 4,019 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction follows the Kızlaç Tunnel in northeast direction. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.^[1]

The tunnel was constructed by Tekfen in New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).^[2]

See also

• List of motorway tunnels in Turkey