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nigelswift May 25, 2007 13:29:00
Replying to baza

"it has been necessary to undertake further detailed analysis based on up-to-date traffic surveys which were undertaken last autumn. The results from this work will be considered alongside the findings of the review group to inform our decision on the way forward for this scheme"

Interesting wording.
We can assume the review group has said tunnel it, since that's what the government telegraphed it wanted, yet instead of simply saying go ahead they're now considering additional data on top of the review group's decision.

Could it be they're going to funk it? Frit of the fact that most heritage and archaeological bodies are dead against it?
Or because, bearing in mind the underlying economy, the spiralling cost of the Olympics and the current viciously stringent public spending review being prepared, they actually don't have a pot to piss in?

M moss
moss May 25, 2007 13:57:13
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
"it has been necessary to undertake further detailed analysis based on up-to-date traffic surveys which were undertaken last autumn. The results from this work will be considered alongside the findings of the review group to inform our decision on the way forward for this scheme"


Could it be they're going to funk it? Frit of the fact that most heritage and archaeological bodies are dead against it?
Or because, bearing in mind the underlying economy, the spiralling cost of the Olympics and the current viciously stringent public spending review being prepared, they actually don't have a pot to piss in?

Perhaps you put the fear of god in them, or perhaps they are going "green"
think of all the energy that goes into building roads and then at the end no oil to run the cars on! to quote.....

"It now seems the government favours just one solution for the A303, “the Published Scheme” – a short tunnel served by a new dual carriageway stretching across two miles of the protected landscape, securely fenced, splitting the World Heritage Site in two and with long cuttings leading down to tunnel entrances, lit day and night.

Here are just a few of the considerable number of organisations totally opposed to this proposal:
The National Trust, Friends of the Earth, RESCUE (The British Archaeological Trust), CBA - The Council for British Archaeology, The Campaign to Protect Rural England, The Pagan Federation, Transport 2000, Ancient Sacred Sites Network (ASLAN), ICOMOS-UK – The International Council for Monuments & Sites, UK, The Prehistoric Society, WANHS – The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Save Stonehenge, World Heritage Alert and ourselves, Heritage Action. "

note; Bath's status as a World Heritage site is being questioned at the moment because of two enormous schemes that threaten its heritage, inappropiate buildings hitting the skyline of this famous Georgian city.. a mock funeral attended by hundreds was held a few days ago because of the demolishment of a classic building to be replaced by modern glass.,

L Littlestone
Littlestone May 25, 2007 17:32:39
Replying to nigelswift

...bearing in mind the underlying economy, the spiralling cost of the Olympics and the current viciously stringent public spending review being prepared, they actually don't have a pot to piss in?
"It is, however, an Englishman's peculiarity that possessing some of the most interesting history, and some of the most fascinating relics in the world, he is either too modest or too dull to take account of them."*

I'd venture to say the latter...

* Harold Bayley, author and antiquarian, writing in 1919.