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Bell Common

Bell Common

Human settlement in England

Bell Common is a settlement in Essex, England and is south of the town of Epping.

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Tunnel

Inside the Bell Common Tunnel

The Bell Common Tunnel is a covered section of the M25 motorway in Bell Common. The route of the motorway at this point was forced into a very narrow gap between the ecologically important Epping Forest to the south and the settlements to the north. The decision was therefore made to put the motorway underground. The tunnel is 470 metres long[1] and was constructed between 1982 and 1984 using the cut and cover method.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Bell common Tunnel Archived April 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine on The Institution of Highways & Transportation website
  2. [2]
    Details of the construction
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