A planned highway project could pose a threat to the famed stones, whose origin is still shrouded in mystery.
A Stonehenge conservation group is furious over a UNESCO decision that would keep the UN organization from listing the site as endangered, ostensibly allowing a planned highway expansion., which includes not just expanded highway lanes but a tunnel that would run under a portion of the Stonehenge site, would improve traffic flow and also eliminate the sight and sound of traffic from the ruins.
The List of World Heritage in Danger is meant to raise international awareness of threats to some of the planet’s oldest and most cultural, historical, or scientifically significant sites. UNESCO also allocates financial assistance to preserve locations on the list. The plan had been approved by the country’s Conservative Party, which was ousted in an election on July 4. Adams said it’s his hope that the new Labor government will abandon the highway plan.
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