I was in support of this, but with the way finances are looking for the country, I understand why this has gone down the priority list.
While dualing that section would only move traffic to the next choke point (chicklade/blackdown hills I'm guessing, where it will never get dualed), it's worth remembering the A303 is the spine road for the whole central section of Dorset/Somerset. And it's 50 miles in each direction to the north M5, or the A35.
Funneling the traffic via existing large routes is going to be a massive detour. And it's mostly local traffic.
I also personally feel that not having a trunk road thundering past a world heritage site would be preferable, even if it does take the form of a £2 billion tunnel.
I was in support of this, but with the way finances are looking for the country, I understand why this has gone down the priority list.
While dualing that section would only move traffic to the next choke point (chicklade/blackdown hills I'm guessing, where it will never get dualed), it's worth remembering the A303 is the spine road for the whole central section of Dorset/Somerset. And it's 50 miles in each direction to the north M5, or the A35.
Funneling the traffic via existing large routes is going to be a massive detour. And it's mostly local traffic.
I also personally feel that not having a trunk road thundering past a world heritage site would be preferable, even if it does take the form of a £2 billion tunnel.