Hey everyone
So the big day is drawing ever closing and we are now looking forward to the grand opening!!!
So I would just like to take this opportunity to say a few well done's to everyone.
Firstly thank you and well done to all my loyal followers and readers. Without you guys none of this would have been worth it. Thank you to everyone that has bothered and taken the time to send in photo's and comments. You guys have made this blog a success and you are all wonderful people!
Secondly well done to the the Highways Agency for implementing such an massive project. It is been really well thought through and for keeping everyone so updated on what was going on.
Thirdly well done to everyone to the constructors. You have built a truly remarkable feat of engineering and to such a high standard. To every person that was involved from the tunnelers, the ground workers, painters, electricians, everyone that was involved you all deserve a massive well done.
And finally to everyone else that was involved well done. After finding out Hindhead would be subject to 4 years of major roadworks and delays it really has not been as bad as we all thought it would be.
On behalf of every single person that will go through Hindhead whiteout and problems/delays thank you.
Keep on diggin............
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and no thanks for the politicians and civil servants that that delayed the start of this project for the best part of 50 years.
When is the tunnel actually supposed to open?
I've read that it's the first week in July...
On the subject of thankyou's I'm sure we would all like to thank you gummybear for keeping the site running and updated!
I second that one - it has been a brilliant source of information.
cheers guys,
I appreciate that - after all it's for you lot that I do it!!!!
Gummy
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The Victorians would be through to the Isle of Wight by now. It is only just over a mile long and it has taken years. . Al Thorp
Word is the tunnel will be open on the 7th July to drive through with I think the opening on the 6th July. Matt D
I'm working on the opening and I can confirm your way off the mark with the 7th July.
I'm suprised Gummy does not know or is he just keeping quiet!!!!!
I can asure you it wont be until after the 20th at the earliest
Steve the digger!
So why does the electronic sign in the work site (Thursley side) of the tunnel, say 2 weeks only till open, this changed from 3 weeks to 2 weeks on Wednesday and has been counting down for the past 6 weeks, that would suggest the 7th is a good shout
it's been better going through hindhead since the works began than it was before!
Many happy hours spent sat there! Well done with the management of this project
I have no knowledge of when the tunnel will actually open - but if I were to guess it would be sometime after July 23rd - once the schools have finished for the summer. This will mean lower traffic levels until September - and thus it will be less likely to see any immediate issues. Just my guess
Being raised in the area and now living in Boston USA. I would like to know if there is an actual official opening date? The reason I ask is that I shall be in UK from 7 Jul to 12 Jul and would like to drive through the tunnel while I'm in the area.
I'm 74yrs old now, this tunnel has been talked about since I was a kid at school in Grayshott.
Pete Wilkins
6th July seems the best estimate for the opening. Statutory notices have been published in the local paper relating to various speed limits and no waiting orders as applied to the new road and the existing approaches to it, all of them give 6th July when they come into effect.
Ok news is south bound tunnel will open on the 6th July north bound 1-2 weeks later as centre res crash barrier needs to be done and the new north bound road needs to be laid to connect old A3 to new road.
Gummy
Thanks for you work with this blog. It was a great idea right from the start and I am pleased that you have had so much support from others to keep it a very interesting site.
Once we are driing through, we will think of you!
BTW. When I was a child (55 years ago)I remember being taken by bus from Liss to Southsea, before the A3 was cut trough Buser Hill. Does anyone know when this was done?
David
I remember crawling up the old A3 over Butser behind a smelly, decrepit bus. It must have been around 1970 and the first part of the new road opened not too long after that - so early 70s? The A3(M) opened c.1975/6 when I was at school in Havant.
Having ridden my bike in a winter whiteout along Hindhead gibbet track a mere 60 odd years ago
future road users will be deep under
in the warm!Hope they appreciate the comfort!PVB
It won't open on the 7th of July because that is the anniversary of the Tube bombings. It is supposed to open on the 6th June but I have received an email letting me knopw that the opening party has been put back (I work for BB) so it may be delayed.
Jules
Tunnel is not opening till the end of the month !!
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