The tunnel is situated in Konak, İzmir connecting the Mustafa Kemal Coastal Boulevard in Konak with Yeşildere Street in Yeşildere neighborhood in the city's south.

[2] With the building of the tunnel, the traffic congestion in Konak area was significantly eased.

[3] Its construction began on 23 September 2011,[3] and it was opened on 25 May 2015 by Prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.

It has twin bores in 1,674 m (5,492 ft) length carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction.

[3] Together with the Buca-Bornova Tunnel, the Konak Tunnel is part of a 7 km (4.3 mi) long "express route" that will connect central Konak with the İzmir Coach Terminal in Bornova.