Mount Bolu Tunnel (Turkish: Bolu Dağı Tüneli) is a 2. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. 9 km long highway tunnel being constructed through the Bolu Mountain in Turkey. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon Bolu ( Greek: Βιθύνιον /Vithinion Latin Bithynium or Claudiopolis) is a town in Turkey, and administrative center Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches After much delays the Istanbul-Ankara direction (2788m) is opened to traffic on January 23rd 2007 by the Turkish and Italian PM's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Romano Prodi. "Erdoğan" redirects here For the Turkish Helicopter Erdoğan see Kamov Ka-50. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May Two months following the initial opening, on May 7th, the Ankara-Istanbul (2954m) became operational.
The tunnel is built as part of the Gümüşova-Gerede Highway within the Trans European Motorway project by the Turkish Bayındır and Italian Astaldi joint venture since April 16, 1993. Astaldi SpA is a major Construction Company based in Rome, Italy. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The total cost of the tunnel is about US$300 million. It has twin bores, 17 m wide and will accommodate three lanes of traffic in each direction. The tube is in Istanbul-Ankara direction 2,871 m long and in the other direction 2,954 m.
The tunnel crosses the North Anatolian Fault and the November 12, 1999 Düzce earthquake (MW=7. The North Anatolian Fault (NAF ( Kuzey Anadolu Fay Hattı is a major active right lateral-moving Geologic fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the Tectonic Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2) caused substantial damage to the tunnel and viaducts, which were under construction at the time of the earthquake.
Construction Progress
- On September 4, 2005 the excavation for the tunnel tube in Istanbul-Ankara direction is finished. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- The excavation for the tunnel in Istanbul direction is finished in the beginning of August 2005. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources.
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External links
- http://gees.usc.edu/GEES/RecentEQ/Turkey_Duzce/Reports/Tunnel/tunnel.htm
- http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=64432
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