If you’re in a hole… it must be time to rethink Stonehenge – TransportXtra
Updated values would reveal the true cost of building a tunnel under Stonehenge, says Phil Goodwin. He urges National Highways to think again
Phil Goodwin
Stonehenge is one of our most important monuments, and a much-loved iconic image of our history. Thoughtlessly, its wonderfully skilled builders placed it in an awkward position, obstructing plans for a big road project, whose need, National Highways argue, is demonstrated by their cost benefit study. A tunnel would protect the monument from traffic, and it would fit into the road builders’ plan to increase speeds, section by section, on the present road.
The problem is that tunnels are very expensive to build, and the money value of the projected time savings would not nearly cover the cost.
