In 2020, the British transport minister was accused of vandalism when he decided that the road through the Stonehenge area would be converted into a tunnel that would pass in the immediate vicinity. The project was decades old, but had repeatedly been delayed because of its cost or the effects on archaeological remains. The historian Tom Holland opined that "To inflict this act of vandalism on this landscape seems unbelievable." Tunnel opponents considered it "state-sponsored vandalism" even as their case was defeated in court in 2024.
In 2020, the British transport minister was accused of vandalism when he decided that the road through the Stonehenge area would be converted into a tunnel that would pass in the immediate vicinity The project was decades old but had repeatedly been delayed because of its cost or the effects on archaeological remains. The historian Tom Holland opined that "To inflict this act of vandalism on this landscape seems unbelievable." Tunnel opponents considered it "state-sponsored vandalism" even as their case was defeated in court in 2024