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"Stonehenge Tunnel Plans are to be cancelled"
Salisbury Journal claims the plans for the Stonehenge tunnel set to be scrapped. The journal says the reason for the cancellation of the project is the high costs. The 1.8 mile long tunnel was expected to cost over £2 billion. Supposedly Boris Johnson is not prepared to pay for it.
The proposed link would be upgrade of the A303 and provide a fast link to the south west of England.
Journal reports that the decision rests with the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps and "some are anticipating the axe to fall in time for the budget on March 11".
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/18268645.stonehenge-tunnel-scheme-scrapped/
"Survey job executed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site last summer season has actually purportedly revealed a collection of concerns that would certainly intensify the price to over ₤ 2 billion"
https://theunionjournal.com/2bn-stonehenge-tunnel-plan-scrapped-after-unesco-survey/
Who is this guy with the balloons? I guess not Boris Johnson?
I don't have the slightest idea where this image comes from. Maybe I should ask the tunnelcontact.com administrators. The image does not exist on the page whose link I gave #strange
Highways England spokesperson: ‘This is pure speculation. The A303 Stonehenge scheme is going through the proper planning process and we are awaiting a final decision from the Secretary of State for Transport.’
https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Ministers-could-stop-digging-as-A303-tunnel-costs-rise/5458
Well, the rumours were not true. It has been approved after all,
https://tunnelcontact.com/discussion/view/13268/stonehenge-tunnel-gets-approval
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"Stonehenge Tunnel Plans are to be cancelled" maybe as early as March 11
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/18268645.stonehenge-tunnel-scheme-scrapped/
Stonehenge Tunnel scheme 'scrapped'
www.salisburyjournal.co.ukTHE controversial £1.7 billion Stonehenge Tunnel scheme is set to be scrapped, the Journal understands.