Kohat Tunnel

Kohat Tunnel
کوہاٹ سرنگ
The tunnel’s southern entrance
Overview
LocationKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates33°38′51″N 71°32′18″E / 33.64750°N 71.53833°E / 33.64750; 71.53833
Route N55 (Indus Highway)
CrossesKhigana Mountains
Operation
Work begun1999; 25 years ago (1999)
OpenedJune 2003; 21 years ago (2003-06)
Technical
Design engineerSadrul Ola Rizvi (Project Director - Indus Highway NHA)
Length1.89 km (1+18 mi)
Tunnel clearance3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Width10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)

The Kohat Tunnel (Urdu: کوہاٹ سرنگ, Kohat Surang) is a 1.9-kilometre-long (1+18-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.[1]

  1. ^ "Construction of Kohat tunnel". www.pakistaneconomist.com.