Click HereKarori Tunnel   -  Construction to present day

Beginning of construction of the Karori Tunnel 1897

  

Using pick and shovel the workmen take a welcome break during the early stages of construction 1897

Karori Tunnel under Construction c 1899

Awaiting the finishing of the road the tunnel is nearly completed. Trams and cars will utilise the new facility and residents will no longer have to journey over the hill to Aro Valley or through Northland to reach the central city.  

The Karori Tunnel  - Karori Suburb entrance 2002

Opened in 1900 a century later the Karori tunnel is the main access route utilised into the suburb from the city.
Trolley buses share the narrow tunnel with all other vehicles and pedestrians.  

To drive through the Karori Tunnel  Click Here

Information on the construction and background issues is in an article from The Stockade, Volume 33, 2000, p8-18.

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