Why the Stonehenge tunnel makes sense | Apollo Magazine
Building a tunnel to carry an upgraded A303 road below the World Heritage Site south of Stonehenge has caused heated debate. Much of it has been fuelled by negative publicity and misunderstandings about the processes by which archaeological concerns feed into planning and delivering development. But I want to offer a rather different perspective, and argue that this is the most ambitious conservation project ever undertaken to protect and enhance Britain’s archaeological heritage. The A303 runs for 92 miles between the M3 at Basingstoke and the A30 at Honiton, and was first designated as a ...