The Stonehenge road tunnel is a planned tunnel in Wiltshire, England, drawn up by National Highways to upgrade the A303 road. It would move the A303 into a tunnel under part of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, completing the removal of traffic begun with the 2012 closure of the A344 road. The wider project was designed to improve the landscape around the monument and to improve safety on the A303, and was part of proposals to change the site in other ways including moving the visitors' centre. In 2020, the project was expected to cost £1.7 billion.
Traffic on the A303 road passing by Stonehenge
The A303 road passing by Stonehenge
The A303 is a trunk road in southern England, running between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon via Stonehenge. Connecting the M3 and the A30, it is part of one of the main routes from London to Devon and Cornwall. It is a primary A road throughout its length, passing through five counties.
The A303 in Wiltshire, with Stonehenge in the background
Part of Stonehenge, with the A303 in the background
The western end of the A303 is a lower standard of road through the Blackdown Hills
The A303 near Stonehenge c.1930. Sign reads "Fork left for Exeter". The houses and AA phone box have since been demolished. The road to the right was the A344.
