Stonehenge tunnel Campaigners lose High Court challenge

Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against renewed plans to build a road tunnel near Stonehenge.

image for illustration: Stonehenge by Sumit Surai – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

BBC News writes:

Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) challenged plans for a tunnel on part of the A303 near the site.

The High Court quashed the project in 2021… but the Department for Transport (DfT) approved it again…

National Highways says the tunnel will remove the sight and sound of traffic passing the site and cut journey times.

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