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Tuesday, 12 September 2017

BBC News

• Plans approved for Stonehenge road tunnelA tunnel past Stonehenge will be dug largely along the route of the existing A303, the government has announced.
• Volkswagen plans electric option for all models by 2030The world's biggest carmaker says it will offer an electric version of all its 300 models by 2030.

Department for Transport

• Major boost for the south-west as plans published for £1.6 billion A303 Stonehenge upgradeThe route for the £1.6 billion A303 upgrade near Stonehenge, a key part of the ‘South West expressway’, has today (12 September 2017) been published by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

The Guardian

• Stonehenge tunnel route moved by 50 metres after protestsPlans for 1.8-mile road tunnel are still very divisive and estimated cost of project has risen to £1.6bnThe government has changed the preferred route of a road tunnel designed to restore peace and tranquillity to Stonehenge after protests by druids, archaeologists and conservation experts. There was an outcry that the 1.8-mile tunnel would pass too close to precious barrows and ruin the view of the sun setting at the winter solstice, a crucial date in the pagan calendar. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Road tunnel scheme near Stonehenge given green light by Transport SecretaryPlans to dig a 1.8-mile road tunnel near Stonehenge have been given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

The Scotsman

• Queensferry Crossing: old bridge won't be reopened to carsContinuing rush-hour congestion on the new Queensferry Crossing will subside when the bridge becomes “less of a novelty”, the Infrastructure Secretary has claimed as he rejected calls for the Forth Road Bridge to reopen to traffic.

The Telegraph

• Stonehenge road tunnel given go-ahead after 30 years of controversy

Times Online

• Cycling UK urges adoption of Dutch reach to protect cyclists from ‘car-dooring’ [subscription]Motorists should be taught to open the car door with their left hand before stepping out after a spate of accidents, ministers were told yesterday.
• Stonehenge tunnel to be moved [Subscription]The view of the setting sun that Stonehenge was designed to capture is to be protected by moving the route of a planned tunnel past the monument.
• Misery for drivers stuck on Queensferry Crossing [Subscription]Commuters faced more delays on the new Queensferry Crossing of the Forth yesterday with tailbacks stretching both ways between Fife and Edinburgh (Gabriella Bennett writes).

City AM

• Mercedes will be selling an electric version of all its cars by 2022Dieter Zetsche, chief executive of Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler, told investors that the company will sell at least 50 electric versions of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars to customers, Reuters reported.

Mail Online

• Stonehenge tunnel given go-ahead by Chris Grayling Department for Transport officials claim the tunnel in Wiltshire will avoid important archaeological sites and will not intrude the view of the setting sun from Stonehenge during the winter solstice.

The York Press

• Campaigners slam consultation over York Central site as a 'sham' CAMPAIGNERS have branded the consultation over an access road into the York Central site a