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
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Before
During
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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
