I was pleased to see my letter to the Western Daily Press regarding the proposed road tunnel at Stonehenge was published on August 5. I reproduce it below.
Why not just move historic Stonehenge?
It appears the government’s plans for a road tunnel in the
vicinity of Stonehenge have been ruled unlawful.
Be that as it may, I am not convinced it is worth spending £1.6
billion, in order to cut 15 or 20 minutes off the journey times of those in
London and the South East who feel the need to hurtle through Wiltshire and
Somerset on their way to and from their holiday destinations in Devonshire and
Cornwall.
Furthermore, it does not seem fair to disappoint those travellers on the A303 who wish to catch a glimpse of
England's most historic monument.
However, as such eye-watering sums are involved in
the tunnel project, I cannot help wondering if it might be less expensive to
dig up Stonehenge and move it instead.
S. W.
Ilminster, Somerset.
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