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STONEHENGE TUNNEL CANCELLED PERMINANTLY TONIGHT BY THE GOVT.

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ocifant O
ocifant Dec 6, 2007 11:56:11
Replying to nigelswift

Interesting quote slamming EH in there:

"It's an absolute scandal that English Heritage has actively campaigned to bulldoze a dual carriageway through the Stonehenge World Heritage Site for almost a decade. With the Highways Agency, it has squandered millions of pounds of public money designing a wholly inappropriate road scheme that would have wrecked this iconic landscape forever. It's good riddance to the road, but serious questions now have to be asked about why English Heritage was trying to destroy a
e chunk of England's heritage." [/quote]

Glad to see it's not just some people here who think like that!

M moss
moss Dec 6, 2007 12:29:52
Replying to ocifant

http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/statements/a303

to quote....
In addition, the department will work with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and English Heritage on their plans to take forward in consultation with other stakeholders a review of the World Heritage Site Management Plan and to consider alternative options for the development of new visitor facilities at Stonehenge in the light of our decision on the A303 improvement. This further work will include examination of the case for closing the junction of the A344 with the A303 as part of the investigation of options for improving the setting of Stonehenge, taking into account the wider heritage and environmental needs, to which the Government remains committed, for this iconic World Heritage site. The decision will be subject to a detailed assessment and public consultation, but we recognise the importance of this issue to the sustainability of the World Heritage Site."

note; "closing the junction" who would have thought it...;) does it mean grassing over the road?