Highways Agency

The Project

The A3 Hindhead project is one of the schemes in the Government's programme of major schemes.

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 6.5km (4miles) long and includes 1.8km (1.1miles) twin bored tunnels under the Devil's Punch Bowl Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The project will deliver quicker, more reliable journeys on a safer road, and remove much of the present peak time "rat-running" traffic from unsuitable country roads around Hindhead. It includes the closure of the existing A3 around the Devil's Punch Bowl, bringing considerable environmental benefits to an internationally prized area. The centre of Hindhead will be freed from the daily gridlock that blights the area, with the result that the project will bring benefits to road users, local residents, and the highly prized environment.

Work started in January 2007, and the main tunneling works started in February 2008.  The tunnel is planned to be open for traffic in mid 2011. Further details about the timetable of works can be found in the Timetable page. A PDF showing the location of the scheme is available in the Contact Information and Map page.

Latest Headlines

• Live and historic journey time information to keep drivers informed - see the Journey times page
• Traffic diverted to allow construction of Hammer Lane underpass - see the Traffic Management page.
• Visitor centre and viewing platforms now open at the south end as well as the north end - see the Community Relations page
• Latest progress photographs - see the Photographs  page
• See how we make sure the tunnels end up in the right place - (Newsletter No.10)

Please browse through the links in the right hand menu for more information on this project (latest news).