MEDIA RELEASE
Huguenot Tunnel traffic volumes slightly down from last year’s Easter count

Western Cape, 21 April 2022 – Traffic volumes through the Huguenot Tunnel this past Easter weekend reached 63 142, which is slightly less than last year’s count of 64 314.

Preliminary reports indicating less fatalities on Western Cape roads as recorded by the Freeway Management System (FMS), which monitors just over 160km of freeways across the province, are most encouraging.

“If we can start to see improved road user behaviour, combined with an environment more conducive to compliance, we could see further reductions in serious and fatal crashes on our roads, even during peak travel times,” said Randall Cable, Western Region Manager of the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL).

The Thursday before Good Friday typically sees the highest peak in traffic through the tunnel, with 22 504 vehicles recorded this year, of which 14 747 were headed out of Cape Town and 7 757 inbound. The same time last year saw 23 419 vehicles pass through the toll plaza.

On Easter Monday, we generally expect the next peak, and this year was no different, with 19 593 vehicles recorded, of which 14 403 vehicles were headed home to Cape Town and 5 190 being outbound. This was slightly up from last year’s count of 19303. The average vehicle count per hour was 816.

Easter 2022 traffic volume through the Huguenot Tunnel

Easter 2021 traffic volume through the Huguenot Tunnel