Southwick Hill Tunnel

Southwick Hill Tunnel

The Southwick Hill Tunnel is a 490 metre twin-bore road tunnel in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England.

The tunnel was opened in early 1996 as part of the A27 Brighton bypass. The border between West Sussex and the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove is close to the eastern entrance of the tunnel.

The tunnel takes the A27 under Southwick Hill as an extension of the Brighton and Hove bypass and part of the strategic south coast route. The tunnel was built through the chalk of Southwick Hill using the New Austrian Tunnelling method. [ [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199495/cmhansrd/1995-06-28/Writtens-4.html House of Commons Hansard Debates] ]

Nearby towns include Shoreham-by-Sea and Portslade.

See also

* List of tunnels in the United Kingdom

References


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