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Building the A3 Hindhead Tunnel
by Balfour Beatty
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Why was the tunnel built?
Reduce traffic jams
Minimise accidents
Make Hindhead village quieter
and safer
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
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Then and now
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
April 2007
July 2010
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Then and now
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
Before
During
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Then and now
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
After
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Giving the A3 back to nature
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
No more tarmac
Removing the tarmac
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What did Balfour Beatty think about before building the tunnel?
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
Wildlife!
What sort of wildlife do you think we found?
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Designing the tunnel
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
Started in 2002
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Designing the tunnel
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
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Clearing the land
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
Started in 2007
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Digging the tunnel and building underpasses
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
Started in 2008
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The tunnel breakthrough
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
February 2009
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Building junctions and bridges
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
Started in 2009
Soil nails to hold back the earth
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The finishing touches
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
Started in 2010
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The tunnel opened in July 2011
A3 Hindhead Presentation 2012
• Thetunnelcost£371milliontobuild
• Thetunnelis1.8kmlong,that’sthesameas15footballpitches
• 856newroadsignshavebeeninstalled
• 1243potsofpaintwereusedtopaintthetunnel
• 4,752peoplehaveworkedonthescheme
• 179reptilesweremovedtoaplaceofsafety,awayfromthebuildingworks
• 7dormousebridgeswerebuilt
• Someofthetreesremovedduringsiteclearancewereusedtomakemastsforsailingboats
• 200,000newtreesandshrubshavebeenplanted