 North entrance to the Huguenot Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°43′40″S 19°04′00″E / 33.727778°S 19.06667°E |
| Route |  N1 |
| Crosses | Du Toitskloof Mountains |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1984 |
| Constructed | Hochtief Concor |
| Opened | 18 March 1988 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 3900 m |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h |
| Tunnel clearance | 5 m |
The Huguenot Tunnel is a toll tunnel near Cape Town, South Africa. It extends the N1 national road through the Du Toitskloof mountains that separate Paarl from Worcester, providing a route that is safer, faster (between 15 and 26 minutes) and shorter (by 11 km) than the old Du Toitskloof Pass travelling over the mountain.[1] On average 12,000 vehicles use the tunnel every day[2] with up to 22,500 vehicles using it daily on holidays.[3]
- ^ "Du Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel, Route 62 | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Technical Committee D5 "Road Tunnel Operations"" (PDF). PIARC. 20 October 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Nel, Brandon (16 April 2022). "Nearly 40 000 cars passed through Huguenot tunnel this Easter weekend". Weekend Argus.