Kohat Tunnel
The Kohat Tunnel (Urdu: کوہاٹ سرنگ, Kohat Surang) is a 1.9-kilometre-long (1+1⁄8-mile) highway tunnel under the Khigana Mountains between Kohat District and Dara Adam Khel Tehsil in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The tunnel carries northbound and southbound traffic along N-55 National Highway (Indus Highway) under the Kohat Pass. The tunnel is also referred to as the Pak-Japan Friendship Tunnel, as the tunnel was constructed in assistance with the Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan.
The tunnel’s southern entrance | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 33°38′51″N 71°32′18″E |
| Route | N55 (Indus Highway) |
| Crosses | Khigana Mountains |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1999 |
| Opened | June 2003 |
| Technical | |
| Design engineer | Sadrul Ola Rizvi (Project Director - Indus Highway NHA) |
| Length | 1.89 km (1+1⁄8 mi) |
| Tunnel clearance | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Width | 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.