Ayran Tunnel (motorway) explained

Ayran Tunnel
Ayran Tüneli
Location:Arıcaklı, Bahçe, Osmaniye, Turkey
Coordinates:37.1836°N 36.6153°W
Status:Operational
Operator:General Directorate of Highways
Traffic:automotive
Construction:Tekfen
Length:560and
Lanes:2 x 3
Speed:80km/h

The Ayran Tunnel (Turkish: Ayran Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the AdanaŞanlıurfa motorway in Osmaniye Province, southern Turkey.

It is situated on the Taurus Mountains near Arıcaklı village of Bahçe, Osmaniye. The 560and-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 376--long Taşoluk Tunnel in the west and 2851--long Kızlaç Tunnel in the east on the same motorway. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.

The tunnel was constructed by Tekfen in New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).

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