ironstone wrote: Congestion on the A303 isn't a question of rural public transport requirements; it's the major highway down to the West Country (at least for those who prefer a more scenic or romantic route to the dull M4/M5 alternative) and its shrinkage from dual carriageway to single-lane at that point is what causes the bottleneck around Stonehenge. The only alternative to a tunnel would be to widen the existing road but that would be even more destructive/disruptive. No wonder this decision's been debated and postponed almost as long as the Heathrow expansion.
Thank you for your rational comment. It is all a complicated nightmare and I'm afraid the Highways England Consultation document does not give any alternative options. The Stonehenge Alliance seems to be the main source of alternative options and discussion.
http://stonehengealliance.org.[...]-your-say-on-the-short-tunnel/
There are also some other links to be found there which make interesting reading. Apologies if you know all this already.
I can't help thinking how it would feel if a tunnel under Avebury was ever mooted and the destruction it would cause to the surrounding WHS.
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