Apart from quite a good article in today’s Telegraph, outlining some of the concepts behind the new Stonehenge visitor centre (due to open in December 2013) this, in the last paragraph, is encouraging -
"English Heritage is continuing to push for the A303 to go into a tunnel eventually. But for the time being the road has been resurfaced with a noise-reduction coating in the hope that the sound of constant traffic might be less intrusive when the visitor is contemplating the stones and asking the big questions of how and why they were put here in the first place."
Of course we’ve heard it all before but is this a sign that Stonehenge will one day get the (isolated) ambiance it so richly deserves - here’s hoping. Meanwhile, the noise-reduction coating to the A303 is good news as that (the traffic noise) really was a distraction to anyone who just wanted to sit on the grass and contemplate the monument.
Reply | with quote | Posted by Littlestone 26th September 2013ce 16:17 |
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