Green light for £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel

The Department for Transport has approved plans for the vast A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade including a tunnel under the historic Stonehenge site.
The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga.
Planning permission for the scheme was originally granted in 2020 but was quashed by the High Court in 2021 following a campaign by local residents.The three-way European MORE joint venture between Spanish contractor FCC, Italy’s WeBuild and Austria&rsqu