Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Ministry

Eastern Anatolia mega tunnel 'nears completion'

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 15:02

The 6.5-kilometer, twin-tube Mount Kop Tunnel between Bayburt and Erzurum in east-ern Anatolia nearing completion, a Turkish Transportation Ministry official has said.

?We have dug nearly four kilometers so far and are now very near [completion],? Hayri Turgut, a control engineer at the Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Ministry, said June 27.