the speed limit through the hindhead tunnel is 70 mph.
the speed limit through the hindhead tunnel is 70 mph.
what is the speed limit through the hindhead tunnel?
70 mph
the 70 mph speed limit was authorized by house bill 1060, which was signed by governor tom corbett on november 25, 2013. on july 18, 2014, the pennsylvania turnpike commission announced the return of the 70 mph speed limit on a 97-mile stretch of the mainline from the blue mountain interchange (mp 201) to the morgantown interchange (mp 298). signs were erected on july 22, 2014. on july 23, 2014, penndot announced the speed limit will be increased to 70 mph on i-80 between interchange 101 in dubois, clearfield county and milepost 189 in clinton county and on i-380 between interchange 8 (mp 10) near mount pocono, monroe county and the junction with i-84 in lackawanna county, on or around august 11, 2014 as a pilot project. on march 15, 2016, the pennsylvania turnpike commission approved raising the speed limit on the remaining sections of the turnpike to ; sections that were posted at would retain that speed limit. a total of of the pennsylvania turnpike system increased from to , including the extensions in southwestern pennsylvania. the speed limit remains within construction zones and tunnels, at mainline toll plazas, on the eastern approach of the allegheny mountain tunnel, and between bensalem and the delaware river bridge. on may 2, 2016, penndot announced that the speed limit will be increased to on about of roadway across the state, including rural stretches of i-79, i-80, i-99, i-380, and us 15, with conversion to take place on may 3.
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the hindhead tunnel, opened in 2011, is part of the dual-carriageway hindhead bypass that replaced one of the last remaining stretches of single-carriageway on the a3, the london to portsmouth road. the bypass was constructed to improve road safety, reduce congestion and improve air quality. at in length, the tunnel is the longest non-estuarial road tunnel in the united kingdom, and takes the road beneath the devil's punch bowl, a site of special scientific interest.









































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