National Highways names preferred bidder for £1.25bn Stonehenge scheme26/05/2022 National Highways has selected the MORE joint venture as its preferred bidder for the £1.25bn contract for the tunnel and main construction work for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme at Stonehenge. |
Govt pledges continued commitment to Stonehenge scheme, despite cuts29/10/2021 The transport secretary is still committed to the £1.9bn Stonehenge Tunnel scheme and plans to 'redetermine' its planning application, the Department for Transport has said, despite the Treasury appearing to cut its funding. |
Stonehenge procurement continues despite High Court ruling05/08/2021 Highways England has committed to progressing the construction contracts process for the A303 upgrade and Stonehenge Tunnel scheme, despite a High Court ruling quashing the DCO for the £1.7bn project. |
Campaigners win Stonehenge High Court battle: Judge quashes DCO30/07/2021 The High Court has quashed transport secretary Grant Shapps' Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Stonehenge Tunnel - handing campaigners a major victory in their bid to end the project. |
Tender announced for £60m Stonehenge job17/06/2021 Highways England has launched its search for a Delivery Assurance Partner to support the delivery of the £1.7bn A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme. |
Stonehenge Tunnel case to be heard in High Court18/02/2021 Campaigners against the £2bn Stonehenge Tunnel scheme have secured a court hearing in their judicial review challenge. |
Highways England celebrates Stonehenge scheme's support for local business04/02/2021 More than 150 companies have signed up to be a part of Highways England’s flagship Stonehenge scheme - the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade. |
Legal action looms over Stonehenge 'vandalism'01/12/2020 A coalition of campaigners has taken the first step towards a legal challenge against the Government’s plan to build a tunnel at Stonehenge. |
Stonehenge tunnel wins development consent12/11/2020 Development consent has been given to the Stonehenge tunnel and wider A303 improvement scheme. |
Stonehenge decision delayed again16/07/2020 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced another delay to its decision on whether to approve the development of the Stonehenge Tunnel. |
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. |
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