Opened in 1954, the Homer Tunnel is 1.2 km (0.8 mile) long for road fraffic in the Fiordland region and links Milford Sound to Te Anau and Queenstown, by piercing the Darran Mountain range at the Homer Saddle. It connects the valley of the Hollyford River to the east and that of the Cleddau to the west. The tunnel is straight and was originally single-lane and gravel-surfaced, controlled by traffic lights. Until it was sealed and enlarged it was the longest gravel-surfaced tunnel in the world. The tunnel walls remain unlined granite.
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