Minister Uraloğlu announced: Dallıkavak Tunnel was put into service! Annual savings of 137 million TL are expected

Stating that they have made significant progress with the divided road campaign they initiated under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the last 24 years, Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:

"With the investments we made in our highway infrastructure, we literally rebuilt Türkiye and equipped all four corners of our heavenly homeland with high standard roads. We increased the divided road network from 6,101 kilometers long to over 30 thousand kilometers. While only 6 provinces were connected to each other, today we connected 77 provinces with divided roads. In difficult geographies, we crossed high mountains and deep valleys and provided safe and comfortable transportation with bridges and tunnels that defy nature."

Stating that they increased the length of bridges and viaducts from 311 kilometers to 837 kilometers and the tunnel length from 50 kilometers to 898 kilometers, Uraloğlu said, "In other words, while only 50 kilometers of tunnels were built in 80 years, we increased this approximately 17 times after 2002. These tunnels are not just roads piercing the mountains; they are very important channels of production, trade, tourism and employment." he said.

"WE MADE EIGHT SHARP BENDS IN HISTORY"

Uraloğlu emphasized that the Erzurum-Rize Road and Dallıkavak Tunnel and connection roads project is one of the most important axes connecting the Eastern Black Sea, located in the North-South corridor of Türkiye, to Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia.

Uraloğlu said, "This project, which is a continuation and complement of the Ovit Tunnel, which we put into service in 2018, and the Kırık Tunnel, which is under construction, is also of great importance for the country's economy. Therefore, Dallıkavak Tunnel is a vital link that ensures a stronger pulse of this ancient city, regional and international trade." he said.

Explaining that Erzurum's winter speaks a different language when you go to Dallıkavak, Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:

"The harsh and sharp wind blowing in this pass at an altitude of 2,349 meters blows away the snow and becomes a blizzard. While thermometers in the city center show minus 30 degrees, this peak is more brutal. With its eight sharp bends and steep slope, each turn is a different test for drivers. Erzurum's famous winter is of course beautiful, but it requires a perfect infrastructure and organization for transportation. In the first place, we complete the 9 km section of Dallıkavak Tunnel and Connection Roads and We stood against this white siege by putting it into service."

Minister Uraloğlu said, "With the Dallıkavak Tunnel and its connection roads, which we built with a double tube length of 3 thousand 105 meters, that is, a single tube length of 6 thousand 210 meters, we have completely eliminated that high pass and eight sharp bends. We have reduced the route to a lower level of 190 meters; we will no longer use the hill where the snow and ice are densest, but a more sheltered line. The blizzard, icing and harsh winds have been replaced by the bright, dry and "We ensure safe passage," he said.