Road Investment Strategy 2 published: £27.4bn 2020-202511/03/2020 The Government has published the long-awaited Road Investment Strategy for 2020 to 2025 (RIS 2), with a budget of £27.4bn. |
No light at the end of tunnel funding impasse06/01/2020 The Planning Inspectorate has passed its recommendation on plans to build a tunnel at Stonehenge to the transport secretary but the project remains unfunded. |
Treasury promises 2019 answer on delayed Stonehenge and Lower Thames funding09/09/2019 The Treasury has promised a funding announcement on the A303 Stonehenge and the Lower Thames Crossing works by the end of the year, after failing on its pledge to give an answer in the Spending Round. |
MPs back O'Sullivan over Stonehenge funding delay03/07/2019 The timetable and viability of Highways England’s plans for a tunnel for the A303 are at risk, according to an influential committee of MPs. |
O'Sullivan 'confident' on Stonehenge cost but warns over funding impasse11/06/2019 The most senior officials at the Department for Transport (DfT) and Highways England have warned the Treasury not to delay the mutli-billion Stonehenge tunnel funding decision. |
UN unhappy as Govt saves £540m on Stonehenge tunnel04/06/2019 The UN is set to urge ministers to reconsider plans for a tunnel at Stonehenge, including extending the tunnel so its western portal is outside the World Heritage Site – a move the UK has rejected on cost grounds. |
£2.4bn Stonehenge tunnel thrown into doubt by NAO21/05/2019 The planned tunnel at Stonehenge, which could now cost £2.4bn, risks costing more to build than the economic benefits it is expected to provide, the National Audit Office has said. |
Highways England goes back to market on Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing07/02/2019 Highways England has launched a new market engagement process for its flagship multi-billion schemes on the A303 around Stonehenge, and the Lower Thames Crossing. |
DfT confirms Treasury will need to pay for Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing04/02/2019 The Department for Transport has confirmed it expects to receive billions in cash from the Treasury under the next Spending Review to pay for the Stonehenge tunnel and associated works on the A303, and the Lower Thames Crossing. |
Highways England denies Stonehenge drilling blunder06/12/2018 Highways England has been accused of drilling a large hole through a 6,000-year-old structure near Stonehenge as part of site preparation for its £1.6bn tunnel project. |
Exclusive: O'Sullivan - Stonehenge and Lower Thames must be publicly financed or delayed09/11/2018 In one of his first interviews since the Budget, Highways England chief executive Jim O'Sullivan told Highways it was too late to find a new private finance model for the Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing schemes if they are to open on time. |
Consultation launched on changed Stonehenge plan19/07/2018 Following a consultation in February this year Highways England has made changes to their original £1.6bn Stonehenge plans and released a fresh consultation. |
UNESCO feedback 'will inform final Stonehenge plan'16/04/2018 Highways England has pledged to further refine its plans for a tunnel at Stonehenge in response to the views of international heritage experts. |
Commercial services contractor named for Stonehenge scheme03/04/2018 Highways England has appointed a commercial services contractor for its flagship but controversial A303 Stonehenge scheme. |
New route for the Stonehenge road tunnel unveiled as costs rise12/09/2017 Highways England has modified its plans for a road tunnel under Stonehenge as part of its £1.6bn A303 upgrade, however it still faces staunch criticism over the scheme and its mounting costs. |
Government gives green light to Stonehenge tunnel plans12/01/2017 Plans for a 1.8 mile road tunnel that will run past Stonehenge have been finalised by the Government. |
Traffic group wants A303 dualled18/12/2013 A local traffic group has called on the government to dual the A303 west from Stonehenge. |
LGTAG calls on government to protect supply chains
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