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Stonehenge A303 tunnel scheme to be reviewed after costs jump by 65%

13 April 2006
Costs of the bored tunnel project have escalated because of the ground conditions
Costs of the bored tunnel project have escalated because of the ground conditions

 

Transport minister Stephen Ladyman this week announced he was to review plans to improve the environment at Stonehenge World Heritage Site by placing the A303 dual carriageway in a tunnel, after the cost of the scheme rose by almost £200m.

The announcement marks just the latest twist in the long-running saga of attempts to reduce the traffic impact on the English Heritage-owned site. When EH was established in 1984 it said that one of its key priorities was to implement a permanent...

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