[Stones] Stonehenge tunnel shelved

[Andy Burnham]

littlestone wrote:
> Stonehenge world heritage status at risk as tunnel plan is shelved.
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2116263.ece
"The government’s preferred solution now is for the stretch of the A303
that at present passes close to the south of the stone circle to be
diverted well to the north. This would be a much cheaper option as no
tunnel would be needed. However, it would need the permission of the
Ministry of Defence to take the road, which would then become a dual
carriage-way, through an army area."

Well if all this is correct as leaked to the Sunday Times then it looks
like at last someone in high places has leant on the necessary Army
types to allow sanity to prevail at last. Hooray for the death of the
tunnel, and hooray for the death of the overblown new visitor centre too.

"Stonehenge world heritage status at risk" - cobblers. (not to you, to
them). If the link is sent well out of the way northwards then why would
this be?

Thanks for the link.
Andy