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Speed Limit

Reported via mobile in the Electronic Sign (NH) category anonymously at 07:42, Mon 11 November 2024

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6716481.

Speed limit Hindhead tunnel. 40mph now in both directions. When will this be fixed , read somewhere it would by August , now November. Many thanks

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  • Thank you for submitting this report

    Unfortunately, we were unable to lift the speed restriction by mid-August 2024 as we had originally planned, due to an ongoing intermittent fault with the traffic lights at the tunnel. To ensure everyone’s safety we have had to keep the speed restriction in place, please be assured we are working hard to find a resolution to the issue. The fault only relates to the traffic lights on the northbound carriageway, and with the southbound carriageway being unaffected, we did not need to reduce the speed limit in that direction. The speed limit restriction should add less than a minute of delay to journeys through the tunnel. However, I acknowledge that this is undesirable and comes with the potential for additional congestion delays, as soon as we can safely return to the national speed limit we will do so. We will be doing the necessary repairs to resolve the fault and lift the temporary speed limit during night time closures (9pm-5am) of the tunnel on 16, 17, 18 and 19 December. The normal diversion route will be in place via A325 and A31 as usual.

    Thank you for your patience and understanding while this speed limit reduction is in place.

    Kind regards National Highways

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by National Highways at 15:58, Mon 11 November 2024

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