The project was put out to tender on July 25, 2013, and the contract was signed on September 13, 2013, marking the commencement of fieldwork.
The current Şırnak-Van road, which spans 351 kilometers, will be reduced to 184 kilometers as part of the project.
The total length of the new road constructed under this tender is 45 kilometers, comprising 15 kilometers of 12 tunnels and 30 kilometers of open-cut sections. Under
the project, the T1 tunnel, the longest of the 12 tunnels at 2,833 meters, a 13.6-kilometer section of open-cut road, five military outposts, and associated access roads were constructed. The project also included the renovation of the existing 32-kilometer-long Çemikari Road and received provisional acceptance on December 31, 2025.