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I would be glad to see constructive discussion take place Nigel, I just don't think I would have a lot to contribute. Perhaps a longer tunnel is the compromise Gladman meant. Like your aged trout, I won't rise to the 'closed mind' jibe. I do have a view which is entirely my own and that is to stop building new roads (and tunnels) across our blighted land, most especially at places like Stonehenge.
Perhaps a tunnel under Avebury next!!

Forgive me if this comes across as incredibly naive but it seems to me that we have finally (after 40/50 years or more of debate etc) arrived at the least worst option for resolving/addressing all of the myriad issues surrounding the need to improve traffic flow around Stonehenge without desecrating the site. No scheme was ever going to please everyone and unless I've missed something, I haven't seen one that is so much 'better' than this that we should go on debating it for another 40/50 years. As someone for whom driving on that section of the A303 is, has been and will continue to be an inescapable part of my life I think it's time finally to say 'ok, let's do it', to accept the result and move on. I know that view will be unacceptable to many who use this site but what's the real (as opposed to ideal) alternative?

"and that is to stop building new roads (and tunnels) across our blighted land"


Posterity will definitely agree with you if that's any comfort!