Claude Noel Highway

The Claude Noel Highway, sometimes referred to as CNH, is one of the major west–east highways in Trinidad and Tobago, named after Claude Noel, it is the only highway in Tobago. It runs from Canaan to Scarborough.^[1]

Claude Noel Highway
Route information
Length	12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Existed	1981–present
Major junctions
West end	Canaan
East end	Scarborough
Location
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Major cities	Scarborough
Highway system
Transport in Trinidad and Tobago

Description

Route

The Claude Noel Highway is the only highway on the island of Tobago, connecting Milford Road to Windward Road, and providing direct access to Scarborough.

The highway begins just outside of Canaan at the junction with Shirvan Road. From here, the highway runs as a 2-lane single carriageway past Tobago Plantations, Lowlands, Carnbee, Lambeau and Scarborough before the route transfers to the Windward Road just outside Bacolet.

Exit list

The following table lists the major junctions along the Claude Noel Highway. The entire route is located in Tobago.

Region	Location	Km	Mile	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Tobago	Canaan	0	0.0	—	Milford Road  – Crown Point  – A.N.R. Robinson International Airport Shirvan Road  – Plymouth	Western terminus; Continuation from Milford Road.
	Mount Pleasant	0.5	0.31	1	Canoe Bay Road
	Lowlands	1.3	0.81	2	Tobago Plantations
		2	1.2	3	Milford Old Road
		2.6	1.6	4	Gulf City Mall
		2.9	1.8	5	All Fields Trace
	Carnbee	3.4	2.1	6	Auchenskeoch Buccoo Bay Road  – Buccoo	Access via Roundabout
	Signal Hill	5	3.1	7	Signal Hill Road
	Lambeau	5.4	3.4	8	Cemetery Street
	Scarborough	6	3.7	9	Farm Road
		6.1	3.8	10	Signal Hill Road  – Scarborough General Hospital
		6.7	4.2	11	Orange Hill Road, Milford Road
		8.1	5.0	12	Plymouth Road, Wilson Road
		8.9	5.5	13	Northside Road, Bacolet Street
		9.6	6.0	14	Calder Hill Road
		11.2	7.0	15	Dwight Yorke Stadium
		11.6	7.2	16	Bacolet Street, Sunstone Boulevard
		12.5	7.8	-	Windward Road  – Roxborough, Charlotteville	Eastern terminus; roadway continues east as Windward Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access        Tolled       Route transition       Unopened

Features

The highway is a 2 lane single carriageway for its entire length, where additional lanes are only found at junctions. Most intersections on the highway are signalized with the exception of a roundabout at Auchenskeoch Buccoo Bay Road. The speed limit is 80 kilometers per hour and overtaking is not permitted on most of the highway.

References

1. George, Kinnesha (2019-05-22). "DesVignes: Highway rehab 45% complete". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

• Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.