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title: "Çamlıhemşin Tunnel opens in Rize, shortening Ayder route by 1.5 kilometres"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-camlihemsin-tunnel-opens-rize-shortening-ayder/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T20:42:04.144Z
category: society
sources: 1
agreement: single-source
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# Çamlıhemşin Tunnel opens in Rize, shortening Ayder route by 1.5 kilometres

Opened to traffic with a ceremony by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Çamlıhemşin Tunnel and its connecting bridges constitute the new 2-kilometre stage of the 39.5-kilometre route. Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the road was shortened by 1.5 kilometres, travel time was reduced by 20 minutes, and an annual saving of 772 million lira (TL) is projected.

## Who is in this story

- [Abdulkadir Uraloğlu](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/abdulkadir-uraloglu/) — People
- [Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ulastirma-ve-altyapi-bakanligi/) — Institutions
- [Rize](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/rize/) — Places
- [Ayder Plateau](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ayder-yaylasi/) — Places

## News sources

- [Ayder Yaylası yolu 1,5 kilometre kısaldı, seyahat süresi 20 dakikaya indi](https://www.karar.com/guncel-haberler/ayder-yaylasi-yolu-camlihemsin-tuneli-acildi-mi-yayla-yolu-15-kilometre-2073044) — Karar (independent) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-rize-camlihemsin-tuneli-acildi-ayder-yolu/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-camlihemsin-tunnel-opens-rize-shortening-ayder/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-rize-otkryt-tonnel-chamlykhemshin-put-ayder/

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