Stonehenge and its Environs 134
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Stonehenge and its Environs

A303 to go into a tunnel eventually?

tjj T
tjj Sep 30, 2013 20:52:07
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
Sanctuary wrote:
My biggest objection would be the cost of a tunnel.
That would be one of mine as well. It might be worth remembering though that the new visitor centre, “...is financed almost entirely by Heritage Lottery Fund money (£10m), English Heritage commercial income and philanthropic donations including significant gifts from the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Linbury Trust and the Wolfson Foundation.” Doubt if a Stonehenge tunnel would get that sort of investment (there’d be no payback) though there might be some, and with help from the State it might be achievable.

The alternative is this :-(

No! The honest alternative is for us, the human race that is, to stop using cars like it is a 'god' given right. To work towards reinstating a viable (not necessarily high speed) rail network to transport goods and food. To work towards a viable public transport system accessible to all. To stop burying our heads in the sand and remember that every time 'we' get into our cars there are 50 million other people doing the same thing somewhere in the world. When we are all dead and gone leaving our grandchildren's children to shake their heads at our insane selfishness I do hope Stonehenge is still standing.

T thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Sep 30, 2013 21:48:49
Replying to tjj

Absolutely, on all counts.

M Mustard
Mustard Sep 30, 2013 22:06:47
Replying to tjj

tjj wrote:
Littlestone wrote:
Sanctuary wrote:
My biggest objection would be the cost of a tunnel.
That would be one of mine as well. It might be worth remembering though that the new visitor centre, “...is financed almost entirely by Heritage Lottery Fund money (£10m), English Heritage commercial income and philanthropic donations including significant gifts from the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Linbury Trust and the Wolfson Foundation.” Doubt if a Stonehenge tunnel would get that sort of investment (there’d be no payback) though there might be some, and with help from the State it might be achievable.

The alternative is this :-(

No! The honest alternative is for us, the human race that is, to stop using cars like it is a 'god' given right. To work towards reinstating a viable (not necessarily high speed) rail network to transport goods and food. To work towards a viable public transport system accessible to all. To stop burying our heads in the sand and remember that every time 'we' get into our cars there are 50 million other people doing the same thing somewhere in the world. When we are all dead and gone leaving our grandchildren's children to shake their heads at our insane selfishness I do hope Stonehenge is still standing.
Good luck with that.

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