Representation by Nigel Wright
- Date submitted
- 10 January 2019
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am very concerned about the proposed dual carriageway expressway past Stonehenge. The potential damage to the World Heritage Site and the associated archaeology and landscape is significant and UNESCO have specifically stated that the current scheme should not proceed. In addition ,other environmental impacts, such as the impact to rare bird species in the vicinity (Stone Curlew and Great Bustard) and the noise and vehicle emissions impacts have not been sufficiently considered. There are other alternatives that have not seriously been considered and the economics of the proposed route do not meet Highways England economic criteria. Furthermore, this is part of an overall policy to provide a second dual carriageway option from the South East to the West Country. However, other parts of this project, in particular the dualling of the carriageways from Ilminster to Exeter via either the A358 to the M5 or the A303/A30 upgrade have not been resolved and the current proposals for these are also flawed. These should be sorted before any final decision (if any) on the Stonehenge section is finalised.