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Still on 40mph
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6921705.
Northbound tunnel is still on 40mph for no valid reason after 6 months. This was meant to be fixed 16-19th December but it's still there in 2025. If the traffic lights don't work then stick a bag on them until you can be bothered to actually fix them. 6 months is ridiculous and is just annoying everyone now how crazy this is. Make some effort to actually do something.
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The works on the northbound traffic signal controller at Hindhead Tunnel were successfully completed in the early hours of 17 December 2024. This marks a significant milestone in the project. We’ve been working as quickly as possible with experts in traffic signals throughout our supply chain to resolve this issue. However, as with all technology-based schemes, we’re now entering a period of operational monitoring. This phase will last for a minimum of 14 days, during which time the traffic signals will be carefully monitored to ensure that a fault-free period of at least 14 days is achieved. Should any faults occur during this period, the fault-free counter will be reset to zero, and monitoring will continue until the required period is met. Once the fault-free period has been successfully completed, a decision will be made regarding the potential lifting of current mitigations, including the 40mph speed limit. If all criteria are met, the tunnel will be returned to normal operations, and the speed limit will be raised to the national speed limit. Thank you for your patience and understanding while this speed limit has been in place.
Kind regards National Highways