Government set to revoke £2bn Stonehenge Tunnel project
The government has moved towards revoking the development consent that granted permission for a controversial tunnel under Stonehenge. Plans to build eight miles of dual carriageway, including the two-mile tunnel, were approved under the Conservative government in July 2023, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves withdrew funding for the £2bn project last summer as part of a series of cutbacks, […]
Stonehenge Tunnel and Lower Thames Crossing at risk as Chancellor delays ‘unfunded’ transport projects
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is to delay a number of “unfunded” road and hospital projects as part of the Treasury’s anticipated plans to plug an apparent £20bn hole in spending left by the previous government, while committing to an above-inflation public sector pay rise. The chancellor, says The Guardian, is expected to argue […]
A two-mile road tunnel past Stonehenge could cost £250,000 per metre of road – as it is revealed costs so far amount to £166m. The scheme, which was approved by the previous Conservative government, has been met with a number of legal challenges from Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS), says the BBC. A Freedom […]