The road and tunnel scheme was launched by the then Prime Minister, David Cameron in December 2014.  Cameron’s announcement recorded in a video in The Guardian here).   You can view slides, maps and plans here.

10 reasons for cancelling the road and tunnel scheme permanently:

  1. Loss of world heritage: For a start, the tunnel was too short and its infrastructure too vast and intrusive to protect the World Heritage Site.  The world heritage at Stonehenge transcends any consideration of sorting out a 21st century part-time traffic jam.  READ MORE >

Distinguished archaeologist Professor Mike Parker Pearson speaks out (1 min) 

2. Landscape desecrated READ MORE >

3. Archaeology at risk of loss READ MORE >

4. Strategic transport disbenefits READ MORE >

5. Weak business case READ MORE>

6. Carbon generated from road building and traffic READ MORE >

7. There are alternatives READ MORE >

8. Loss of an uplifting view READ MORE >

9. Negative impact on wildlife and habitat READ MORE

10. Poor decision-making READ MORE >

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