Bell Common

Bell Common

Inside the Bell Common Tunnel
Bell Common
 Bell Common shown within Essex
OS grid referenceTL4401
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Coordinates: 51°41′N 0°05′E / 51.68°N 00.08°E / 51.68; 00.08

Bell Common is a settlement in Essex, England and forms the southern part of the town of Epping.

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. Bell common Tunnel on The Institution of Highways & Transportation website
  2. Details of the construction
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