Transport secretary to revoke DCO for Stonehenge Tunnel

The transport secretary has moved to revoke the development consent order (DCO) for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme – more commonly known as the Stonehenge Tunnel. The post Transport secretary to revoke DCO for Stonehenge Tunnel appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Stonhehenge Tunnel | Final legal battle starts as expenditure to date tops £160M

The final legal appeal against the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel enters court today, 15 July, as the expenditure on the project has been revealed as £166M despite main work not having commenced. The post Stonhehenge Tunnel | Final legal battle starts as expenditure to date tops £160M appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Stonehenge could be placed on UNESCO ‘danger’ list over A303 plans

Stonehenge could be added to a list of ‘in danger’ World Heritage Sites due to plans to expand the nearby A303 and build a tunnel through the landscape. The post Stonehenge could be placed on UNESCO ‘danger’ list over A303 plans appeared first on Construction Management.

Unesco to put Stonehenge on ‘World Heritage in Danger’ list due to A303 tunnel scheme

Unesco has recommended that Stonehenge be listed as ‘World Heritage in Danger’ due to the A303 upgrade scheme and is again pushing for an extension to the tunnelled section to mitigate the detrimental effects to the site. The post Unesco to put Stonehenge on ‘World Heritage in Danger’ list due to A303 tunnel scheme appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

UNESCO recommends Stonehenge be put on danger list

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is set to consider putting the Stonehenge and Avesbury World Heritage Site on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the threat from the A303 road scheme.