Minister Uraloğlu: Konya-Antalya travel time will be cut by 20 minutes

The Alacabel Tunnel is being built 427 meters below the existing road level, a design intended to keep the Konya-Antalya route safer and more reliable during difficult winter conditions.

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We are building the Alacabel Tunnel as a 7,360-meter twin-bore tunnel.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the tunnel would extend 7,360 meters as a twin-bore structure. Excavation and lining concrete work have finished, while asphalt paving continues. Together with 11.8 kilometers of connecting roads, the project will cover 19.2 kilometers.

The tunnel and its approaches are being constructed as divided roads with hot bituminous mix surfacing. Uraloğlu said the route would avoid problems that occur at the Alacabel pass during winter and provide safe, uninterrupted travel between Konya and Antalya.

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We will provide safe and uninterrupted transportation between Konya and Antalya by preventing the problems experienced at the Alacabel pass, especially in winter.

Once completed, the project will shorten the existing route by 7 kilometers and cut travel time by 20 minutes. The ministry expects drivers to save both time and fuel. Uraloğlu estimated annual savings of 768 million lira from time and 142 million lira from fuel, for a total of 910 million lira. He also said the project would reduce annual carbon emissions by 7,151 tons.

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With the Alacabel Tunnel, we will shorten travel time between Konya and Antalya by 20 minutes.