Tunnel Construction Near StoneHedge To Proceed
Just wanted to share a bit of news with you all. British activists, a diverse crew including druids, archaeologists, urban planners, and scientists, part of the Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site group, hit a snag in their fight against a new construction project. They've been battling tooth and nail to halt a two-mile tunnel that's planned to snake way too close to Stonehenge for comfort.
These folks, armed with expert opinions warning of "permanent and irreversible damage," have been championing the cause to protect this ancient stone circle—a UNESCO World Heritage site since the glorious year of 1986.
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A High Court judge, in a hefty 50-page verdict, basically said the UK ministers did their homework, sticking to the policies and seeing no reason to question the project's approval. Judge David Holgate mentioned that some of the environmental concerns raised by the campaigners didn't really stand up to scrutiny, calling them "unarguable."
The whole shebang, priced at a cool £1.7 billion, got the green light earlier from Mark Harper, the big cheese of UK transport security. National Highways is steering the ship on this one, aiming to give the A303 road—a neighbor to the mystical stones—a major facelift, turning it into a divided highway and converting the current road into a pedestrian path.
In a twist, UNESCO, our global cultural guardian, expressed a solid nope to the tunnel, flagging it for its "adverse impact" on Stonehenge. Despite their calls for a plan makeover, the UK's response has been less than enthusiastic. To add a dash of drama, UNESCO slapped Stonehenge on its endangered World Heritage sites list last year for the first time ever.
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So there you have it, a classic tale of modern progress clashing with the guardianship of our past. The plot thickens, and the stones stand silent, witnessing the unfolding saga. Stay tuned, folks.
