After Ovit New Zigana Tunnel will be the longest in Turkey

New Zigana Tunnel will be Turkey's longest after Ovit: Director General of Highways Cahit Turhan, Eastern Black history that connects eastern Anatolia on the silk road, new Zigana is made of Tunnel tender and tunnels said they intend to open to traffic in 2019.
Turhan, who noted that the road works in Trabzon-Gumushane were completed to a considerable extent, said that the tender for the Zigana Tunnel, which will ease the route, facilitate transportation and raise the geometric standard of the road, was made last week.
Turhan mentioned that the financial proposals were received and the evaluation is continuing and that there has not been any objection until now but the process has not been completed yet.
After Ovit Tunnel, Turkey, which will be the longest road tunnel Zigana Tunnel for Turhan stated that the start of work done and delivered in the coming days, "Gumushane by making this tunnel will be closer to the port of Trabzon and geometric standards of the road will be more elevated. The 90 mileage will be reduced by 11 to 79 kilometers, and the sharp bends and ramps at the Zigana crossing will be eliminated. Especially in rainy, snow and ice seasons, transportation problems and problems will be eliminated for road users. This will provide a more comfortable and safer transportation to the road users and provide an even more economical transportation. Bu
The approximate cost of the project is around 500 million TL. Turhan added that they aim to open the new Zigana Tunnel in the year of 2019.