Cudgen_Road_Tunnel

Cudgen Road Tunnel

Cudgen Road Tunnel

Tunnel in New South Wales, Australia

The Cudgen Road Tunnel is a twin-tube road tunnel that forms part of the Pacific Motorway (M1) located near Stotts Creek in the Tweed Valley of New South Wales, Australia. The twin 134-metre-long (440 ft) tunnels are illuminated inside with northbound traffic using one tunnel and southbound traffic in the other. The tunnels pass under the Cudgen Road and the Condong Range.[1]

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It was built by Abigroup as part of the Yelgun to Chinderah upgrade of the Pacific Highway, opening on 4 August 2002.[2] It was jointly funded by the New South Wales and Federal governments.[3] It is the first tunnel to be built as part of a rural road project in NSW.[4]

This alignment of the Yelgun to Chinderah motorway was aimed at avoiding the loss of prime cane land, avoiding flood-prone areas and preserving important local animal habitat. The best route was through the Condong Range. A tunnel was chosen instead of a road cutting because it was sympathetic with the surrounding environment by removing the visual impact of a road cutting.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Yelgun Bypass – Cudgen Road Tunnel". Australasian Tunnelling Society. 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. [2]
    Yelgun to Chinderah Freeway Abigroup
  3. [3]
    "Yelgun to Chinderah, Pacific Highway upgrade". Roads & Traffic Authority. Government of New South Wales. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Yelgun to Chinderah Freeway Official Opening 4 August 2002" (PDF). Roads & Traffic Authority. Government of New South Wales. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
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