Apr 17, 2020 a3 hindhead tunnel blocked following multivehicle crash recap. The a3 hindhead road scheme, which completes the dual carriageway link between london and portsmouth, officially opened on 27 july. Recent advances from the united kingdom tunnelling. We are responsible for motorways and major trunk roads in the south east. All 80,000m 2 of the hindhead highway tunnel arch in the uk is fitted with a sprayapplied waterproofing system. A3 hindhead road tunnels abstract this paper describes aspects of the design and construction of the a3 hindhead road tunnels, currently under construction by balfour beatty for the highways agency. Updates after vehicle fire forces closure in both directions. The work described in this document was conducted as part of nchrp project 2068a, the u. The hindhead tunnel, opened in 2011, is part of the 6. The successful development of the a3 hindhead tunnel under the devils punch bowl in surrey, uk has been recognised for its engineering excellence as well as through the high level of support for the project locally in recent years.
While the area of hindhead close to the devil spunch bowl has gained some new smaller retail units since the building of the hindhead tunnel, beacon hill has lost a significant amount of its retail offering. It eliminates the use of any subsequent wet trades plastering etc. Vvb provided all the temporary mechanical and electrical services throughout the construction phase of this project which included the supply of mechanics and electricians on a three shift rolling roster to cover the 24 hour, 7 day project working week. Hi all just wanted to see if there were any average speed camera experts or people who know the a3 hindhead tunnel well. The method of tunnel construction adopted for a project depends on various factors. Post opening project evaluation a3 hindhead five years. The a3 hindhead project is a major uk road improvement scheme that completes a dual carriageway. A longawaited tunnel on a surrey stretch of the a3 in the uk is open on time and on budget after a fouryear construction project. The tunnel has two separate bores, each including a 7. Media in category tunnel construction the following 112 files are in this category, out of 112 total. Design and construction of a permanent shotcrete lining australian.
The hindhead tunnel, opened in 2011 by philip hammond and is part of the 4 mile dualcarriageway hindhead bypass that replaced one of the last. Planning and design of the a3 hindhead tunnel, surrey, uk pdf. These costs are valued in the same way as the longterm benefits. Billed as the civil engineering project to unite both commuters and environmentalists, the. The neighbourhood plan area also includes hindhead and beacon hill. For the a3 hindhead project tunnel shotcrete, an upper. The southern end of the tunnel is excavated through sand and required the use of a crown canopy support system. Tunnel construction and tunnel engineering is considered to be one of the most sophisticated and specialized art in the field of civil engineering. Feb 11, 2018 the hindhead tunnel, opened in 2011 by philip hammond and is part of the 4 mile dualcarriageway hindhead bypass that replaced one of the last remaining stretches of singlecarriageway on the 68. Hindhead news, views, gossip, pictures, video get surrey. Tunnel form construction technique was invented over 50 years ago.
Information about the nature of the incident would normally be displayed on the variable message signs in. A3 police are advising motorists to find alternative routes. This order may be cited as the a3 trunk road hindhead derestriction and variable speed limit order 2011 and shall come into force on 6th july 2011. Hindhead lessons as tunnel closure brings gridlock bbc news. Underground construction project profile waterproofing composite shell lining tunnel a3 hindhead, surrey, united kingdom the project the a3 hindhead tunnel project consists of twin 1. Long term costs for the scheme include tunnel operation, maintenance, and refurbishment for the tunnel for 60 years. The osha underground construction regulation 29 cfr 1926. Hindhead tunnel opens after decades of traffic problems.
Unpredictable ground conditions, environmental requirements and geological factors makes tunneling a challenging job. The use of tunnelform produces high quality monolithic structures. Soft ground and hard rock workers generally use two basic techniques to advance a tunnel. I was going up the a3 northbound toward the tunnel at around 4. Management of specialist suppliers and subcontractors. It is basically an operation to cast walls and slabs in one operation in a daily cycle. Traffic managers are conducting an inquiry after the closure of the hindhead tunnel in surrey caused. Part 1 planning course satisfies five 5 hours of professional development. Feb 16, 2009 this is a video about the new hindhead tunnel and all the roadworks what are happening. The course is designed as a distance learning course that enables the practicing professional engineer to understand the planning process of a road tunnel project. A3 hindhead tunnel blocked following multivehicle crash recap. The a3 hindhead improvement is a modest title for a construction project that has eliminated a notorious road bottleneck, improved the environs of the village of. Dec 09, 2011 image caption the hindhead tunnel opened in july but has not suffered a major closure before. The bypass was constructed to improve road safety, reduce congestion and improve air quality.
Maintenance ensures the asset is managed to specified standards and maintained in a fully. All 80,000m2 of the hindhead highway tunnel arch in the uk is fitted with a sprayapplied waterproofing system. Ability to supply bespoke elements to complete the project. Hindhead tunnel under devils punch bowl opened bbc news. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Mar 22, 2017 guidance for drivers using the a3 hindhead tunnel. Jul 27, 2011 image caption paul hoyland has worked on the project for eight years. Mott macdonald, working for balfour beatty, was responsible for design and construction supervision of the 6. Image caption the hindhead tunnel opened in july but has not suffered a major closure before. Post opening project evaluation a3 hindhead five years after. The heavily congested a3 road through the village of hindhead needed a bypass to improve road safety and reduce traffic congestion, especially at peak times. The tunnel is a twin bore construction, each of which carries two lanes through the sandstone of the hythe beds the 10m bore tunnels will be lined by spray concrete and some cast insitu elements.
Hindhead tunnel closure due to technical fault bbc news. A tunnel construction is an underground passage provided beneath earth surface or water. It consists of a 64 km dual twolane bypass of hindhead, including a 18 km long twinbore tunnel under hindhead commons and the devils punch bowl, part of the surrey hills designated area of outstanding natural beauty. This is a video about the new hindhead tunnel and all the roadworks what are happening. The hindhead tunnel opened for traffic on wednesday 20th july 2011 after four years of construction work and 30 years of campaigning and hand wringing to seek an end to the effects of choking traffic at the hindhead crossroads bottleneck. The tunnelling method proposed by balfour beatty was the sprayed concrete lining method scl. Ii consider allocating funding for the development, design and construction of. Tunneltalk visited the project to see it in application and to know how it provided the basis for accruing other valueengineering savings on the 1. The smuttiest place and road names in and around surrey. The author was a design engineer involved in preliminary design and detailed design. Design and construction of a permanent shotcrete lining the. Average speed cameras a3 hindhead tunnel the fiat forum.
This paper discusses the design and construction of a permanent shotcrete lining for the 1. A3 hindhead tunnel during construction 2 1 maintenance of the network is undertaken by our contractors who conduct routine maintenance and the renewal of roads, structures and technology. Complete list of different methods of tunnel construction. Design and construction of a permanent shotcrete lining. The hindhead tunnel project shortened the route by about 300 m 980 ft and. In most of the cases tunnel construction is expensive but it saves time and provides comfort. Just wanted to see if there were any average speed camera experts or people who know the a3 hindhead tunnel well.
Nchrp project 2068a scan 0905 best practices for roadway. In this order the trunk road means both carriageways of the a3 trunk road south and east of hindhead. The a3 hindhead tunnel is the longest road tunnel in the uk, being built to remove the a3 from the huge bottleneck at hindhead itself. They are part of the a3 hindhead project, which consists of a section of a dual carriageway trunk road with a. The use of tunnel form produces high quality monolithic structures. The health and safety of construction staff is always a primary concern in determining the tunnelling method. It will focus on the project life cycle from project inception through to construction and. It also applies to cutandcover excavations connected to ongoing underground construction as well as those that create conditions characteristic of underground construction. The tunnel will be the longest nonestuarial tunnel in the uk. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
This paper describes aspects of the design and construction of the a3 hindhead road tunnels, currently under construction by balfour beatty for. Hindhead tunnel opens after decades of traffic problems bbc. Underground construction project profile waterproofing. Prediction of settlement in existing tunnel caused by the. The scheme was delivered by the highways agency on behalf of the secretary of state for transport. Includes what happens when the tunnel closes for maintenance and planned closure dates. In the fullface method, they excavate the entire diameter of the tunnel at the same time. The dust produced from the hindhead tunnel excavation was a fine crystalline silica. After nearly three decades of planning hindhead tunnel, one of the longest in the uk, is finally opened. Hindhead lessons as tunnel closure brings gridlock bbc.
These photos were taken on an open day which was held on the 14th may 2011, in which the public were invited to walk through it. This paper looks at recent advances in the united kingdom uk tunnelling industry with particular reference to the a3 hindhead project. A3 hindhead road tunnel verdict traffic road traffic technology. This page was last edited on 6 february 2019, at 06. Jul 29, 2011 this page was last edited on 6 february 2019, at 06. The timescale for installing the lining was considerably reduced in comparison to shuttering the entire tunnel. Mott macdonalddesigned a3 hindhead road scheme opens to. Traffic news traffic information for hindhead all the information on realtime traffic conditions for hindhead with viamichelin. Mott macdonalds reputation for innovation in tunnel design and engineering is founded on a global portfolio of transport, water, wastewater, power and mining projects, supported by centres of technical excellence in the uk, eastern europe, australia, india, hong kong, singapore, the usa and canada. The tunnel was described as particularly dry during excavation with few areas of groundwater.