Selimiye Tunnel

41°28′20″N 41°30′15″E / 41.47222°N 41.50417°E / 41.47222; 41.50417 StatusOperationalRoute D.010 E70OperationOpened2010; 14 years ago (2010)OperatorGeneral Directorate of HighwaysTrafficautomotiveCharactersingle-tube one-wayTechnicalLength1,366 m (4,482 ft)No. of lanes1 x 2

The Selimiye Tunnel (Turkish: Selimiye Tüneli) is a road tunnel constructed on the Black Sea Coastal Highway D.010 E70 between Hopa and Kemalpaşa in Artvin Province, northeastern Turkey.

Situated near Selimiye village, the 1,366 m (4,482 ft)-long single-tube tunnel carries two lanes of traffic in east-bound direction only. Selimiye Tunnel is flanked by a series of shorter tunnels on the same route.^[1]

The construction of the tunnel was preceded by a major landslide, which occurs often in the region. After the east-bound part of divided highway was blocked by a landslide, traffic was maintained a long time on the west-bound part. The problem was solved by building of a series of tunnels built on the east-bound highway part in the vicinity of Selimiye village. The construction works began on 25 August 2009. In October 2010, the tunnel was put into service.^[2] Another landslide, which took place at the same place in October 2013, blocked this time the west-bound part of the highway in a length of 150 m (490 ft). During the road maintenance period, Selimiye Tunnel was used bi-directional.^[1]

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