Logistics UK reacts to scrapping of proposed Stonehenge tunnel scheme

Speaking today after the announcement that the proposed Stonehenge tunnel development is to be cancelled, Michelle Gardner, Deputy Policy Director at Logistics UK said:

“Today’s news of the scrapping of the proposed Stonehenge tunnel is disappointing for all the logistics operators currently delayed on the A303. It is now imperative that an alternative route is identified which will enable vital logistics deliveries to be made to and from the West Country without disturbing the rural roads network across the area.”

The Department for Transport (DfT) today revoked the development consent order (DCO) for a tunnel, two junctions and a northern bypass, saying it was doing so under “exceptional circumstances”.

Logistics UK is one of the UK’s biggest business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With decarbonisation, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, water and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, please visit logistics.org.uk