The Hindhead Tunnel
Four years after work began on replacing the old A3 at the Devil's Punchbowl, the Hindhead Tunnel is finally due to open.
The 1.2-mile stretch of road is the longest of its type in the UK and has cost £371 million to build.
It is set to improve journey times for commuters, removing the bottle neck at the Punchbowl.
There will also be big improvements for the village of Hindhead, with through-traffic now diverted through the tunnel.
And the environment is set to benefit too, with Hindhead Common and the Devil's Punchbowl finally re-joining as one continuous landscape for the first time in 100 years.
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In this video see what happened when Anthony Zahra visited the tunnel just before it opened
The southbound tunnel
Signage at the mouth of the southbound tunnel
Both tunnels from the north side
Both tunnels from the north side
Inside the tunnel control room
The current single-lane A3 passing through the Devil's Punchbowl
Digging begins
Working inside the tunnel
Coating the inside walls of the tunnel
Nearing completion
From above
