Hindhead Tunnel
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Jockman said:
Unless you are in a Volante / Roadster.
Then only 4 miles of acoustic pleasure.
Plus 1 mile of drifting in and out of fume-induced consciousness and blood coming out of your blown eardrums
But the 4 miles in a Volante would be much much more pleasurable than the 5 miles in a coupe Then only 4 miles of acoustic pleasure.
Plus 1 mile of drifting in and out of fume-induced consciousness and blood coming out of your blown eardrums
Where is this tunnel at? I put it in on google maps and it puts about 10 markers dotted all around England. Hoping it's up North
Couldn't be much further South. 562 mile round trip! Might be a bit excessive for a tunnel (and to prove Jockman was wrong It's not far from me and have been waiting to try it out, average speed cameras are in place as a deterrent. Guess that means for around a mile at the end some folks will be going very slowly 
I think you will find it is the Southbound pipe that opens later today and Northbound in a few days time (unless the BBC has got it wrong - not unknown).
I think you will find it is the Southbound pipe that opens later today and Northbound in a few days time (unless the BBC has got it wrong - not unknown).
Taken fro the website:
"The project will complete the dual carriageway link between London and Portsmouth and remove a major source of congestion, particularly around the A3/A287 traffic signal controlled crossroads. The new road will be 4 miles (6.5km) long and includes 1.2miles (1.8km) twin bored tunnels under the Devil's Punch Bowl Site of Special Scientific Interest."
So the tunnel is only 1.2 miles
"The project will complete the dual carriageway link between London and Portsmouth and remove a major source of congestion, particularly around the A3/A287 traffic signal controlled crossroads. The new road will be 4 miles (6.5km) long and includes 1.2miles (1.8km) twin bored tunnels under the Devil's Punch Bowl Site of Special Scientific Interest."
So the tunnel is only 1.2 miles
peterr96 said:
Now if we can just get Sir Tony Hall onto the Highways Agency and get it delimitted for a convoy to Hever Castle next year that would be quite something.
70plus Astons + 5 mile derestricted tunnel = nice
I will have a Vantage by the next Hever meet so i'm looking forward to this. I've been plotting a few tunnels for when I get my Vantage just so I can hear that glorious engine note. As far as I can work out, we only have two in Sussex; Cuilfail in Lewes and Southwick Tunnel. The Hindhead tunnel is only about twenty miles away from me, so i'm looking forward to giving that ago.70plus Astons + 5 mile derestricted tunnel = nice
I live a few miles away from the tunnel. It took more than 5 years to build. That's about 3 feet a day - through sand.
It cost £370m (three hundred and seventy million) of your tax-paid pounds. And five years of traffic congestion, borne at the cost of the private motorist and their businesses.
They could have simply dualled the existing A3 through Hindhead - all the necessary property had been purchased - but there were some nice lizards on the bit they would have tarmacked. So they multiplied the cost by 10 and kept the lizards.
What a country.
It cost £370m (three hundred and seventy million) of your tax-paid pounds. And five years of traffic congestion, borne at the cost of the private motorist and their businesses.
They could have simply dualled the existing A3 through Hindhead - all the necessary property had been purchased - but there were some nice lizards on the bit they would have tarmacked. So they multiplied the cost by 10 and kept the lizards.
What a country.
macpaul said:
I live a few miles away from the tunnel. It took more than 5 years to build. That's about 3 feet a day - through sand.
It cost £370m (three hundred and seventy million) of your tax-paid pounds. And five years of traffic congestion, borne at the cost of the private motorist and their businesses.
They could have simply dualled the existing A3 through Hindhead - all the necessary property had been purchased - but there were some nice lizards on the bit they would have tarmacked. So they multiplied the cost by 10 and kept the lizards.
What a country.
Yeah indeed.It cost £370m (three hundred and seventy million) of your tax-paid pounds. And five years of traffic congestion, borne at the cost of the private motorist and their businesses.
They could have simply dualled the existing A3 through Hindhead - all the necessary property had been purchased - but there were some nice lizards on the bit they would have tarmacked. So they multiplied the cost by 10 and kept the lizards.
What a country.
In France they'd have drowned the lizards in Brandy and eaten them. Dual carriageway all the way then.
In Italy, it would have taken 10 years and about £1000m. However they would have thrown a derestricted "run what you brung" day through it on opening day as a celebration. And probably meddled with the speed cameras so you only got fined for going too slowly.
I'll let George enlighten us as to what Spain would've done.
peterr96 said:
I'll let George enlighten us as to what Spain would've done.
Well near my parents house in Spain they just blow up or drill their way through every hill until they get a flat bit of road. Some fine tunnels there some 3km+ long. I'd love to go down there in the Aston, they sound good in an old ML55 AMG, so in the Aston they would be very nice indeed.This is one of my favourites: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=la+herradura&h...
And best of all, no average speed cameras in sight. All though there are some proper speed cameras further along, and they don't make them obvious by painting them yellow like they do here. Just a big stainless steel box.
Edited by George H on Wednesday 27th July 14:13
George H said:
All though there are some proper speed cameras further along, and they don't make them obvious by painting them yellow like they do here. Just a big stainless steel box.
To be fair Georgeous, the Spanish fixed speed cameras are all preceeded by a 3 metre sign telling you they are there, and every single one I came across in the Sierra Nevada 2 weeks ago was picked up by the Sat Nav Edited by George H on Wednesday 27th July 14:13
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