Associated Press reports:
The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials Thursday, approving controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England.
As I wrote back in 2018:
The lifespan of concrete is remarkably short. Modern reinforced concrete needs repairs after only fifty years. In the fullness of time the decay of the tunnel will destabilize the landscape around Stonehenge. Assuming this generation wishes to bequeath the monument to posterity the risk is unacceptable.
A regrettable outcome.
Update (July 2021): The High Court has ruled against the consent order; there is new hope for the old stones.
Nick Louras 