Zigana Tunnel (2023)

Zigana Tunnel (Turkish: Zigana Tüneli) is a road tunnel in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Located on the provincial border of Gümüşhane and Trabzon, the tunnel carries routes D.885 E97 between Torul, Gümüşhane in the south and Maçka, Trabzon in the north.

Zigana Tunnel
Zigana Tüneli

Overview
Location	Zigana Pass, Torul, Gümüşhane-Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey
Coordinates	40°40′25.4″N 39°23′22.2″E
Status	In service
Route	D.885 E97
Operation
Work begun	April 14, 2016
Opens	May 4, 2023
Owner	General Directorate of Highways
Traffic	automotive
Character	Twin-tube tunnel
Technical
Length	14,481 m (47,510 ft)

Zigana Tunnel

Location of Zigana Tunnel in Turkey

Situated near Mount Zigana in the Pontic Mountains, the new twin tube tunnel is country's longest tunnel with a length of 14,481 m (47,510 ft).^[1]

It is built to bypass the 2,032 m (6,667 ft) Zigana Pass and the current Zigana Tunnel. It shorten the route by about 8 km (5.0 mi) and reduce the travel time by twenty minutes.^[1][2]