 South portal of the Hindhead Tunnel. October 2012 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hindhead, Surrey, UK |
| Status | Active |
| Route |  A3 |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | January 2007 |
| Opened | 29 July 2011 |
| Owner | National Highways |
| Operator | National Highways |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,830 m (1.14 mi; 6,000 ft) |
| No. of lanes | Two in each tunnel |
| Operating speed | Speed limit: 70 mph (113 km/h) Design speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)[1] |
The Hindhead Tunnel, opened in 2011, is part of the 4-mile (6.4 km) dual-carriageway that replaced one of the last remaining stretches of single-carriageway on the A3 road which connects the cities of London and Portsmouth.[2] It was built to bypass the village of Hindhead in Surrey. At 1.14 miles (1.83 km) in length,[3] the tunnel is the longest non-estuarial road tunnel in the United Kingdom, and takes the road beneath the Devil's Punch Bowl, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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