a3d a creative legacy: balfour beatty handout

Building the A3 Hindhead Tunnel

by Balfour Beatty

Why was the tunnel built?

Reduce traffic jams

Minimise accidents

Make Hindhead village quieter

and safer

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Then and now

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April 2007

July 2010

Then and now

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Before

During

Then and now

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After

Giving the A3 back to nature

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No more tarmac

Removing the tarmac

What did Balfour Beatty think about before building the tunnel?

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Wildlife!

What sort of wildlife do you think we found?

Designing the tunnel

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Started in 2002

Designing the tunnel

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Clearing the land

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Started in 2007

Digging the tunnel and building underpasses

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Started in 2008

The tunnel breakthrough

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February 2009

Building junctions and bridges

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Started in 2009

Soil nails to hold back the earth

The finishing touches

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Started in 2010

The tunnel opened in July 2011

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• Thetunnelcost£371milliontobuild

• Thetunnelis1.8kmlong,that’sthesameas15footballpitches

• 856newroadsignshavebeeninstalled

• 1243potsofpaintwereusedtopaintthetunnel

• 4,752peoplehaveworkedonthescheme

• 179reptilesweremovedtoaplaceofsafety,awayfromthebuildingworks

• 7dormousebridgeswerebuilt

• Someofthetreesremovedduringsiteclearancewereusedtomakemastsforsailingboats

• 200,000newtreesandshrubshavebeenplanted