| Cudgen Road Tunnel | |
| Location: | Stotts Creek, Tweed Valley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates: | -28.2792°N 153.5201°W |
| Route: | Pacific Motorway |
| Status: | Open |
| Opened: | 4 August 2002 |
| Owner: | Transport for NSW |
| Traffic: | Road |
| Character: | Dual carriageway motorway |
| Construction: | Abigroup |
| Lanes: | 4 |
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 134adj=midNaNadj=mid 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]
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]