Ministers ‘inadequately briefed’ on alternatives to Stonehenge tunnel plan, lawyers argue
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6P7F9)
Latest high court battle against approval of road tunnel under the world heritage site began on Monday
Ministers were inadequately briefed" by officials on alternative schemes before approving a road tunnel under Stonehenge for a second time, lawyers for campaigners have argued in the high court, in the latest legal attempt to stop the controversial scheme.
Campaigners argue that the proposed two-mile (3.3km) road tunnel, part of a new eight-mile (13km) dual carriageway for the A303 road, would destroy a large area of the heritage site around Stonehenge - including ancient monuments and listed buildings - as well as costing at least 2.5bn and increasing emissions.
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