{"id":19530,"date":"2023-07-14T13:41:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/green-light-for-1-7bn-stonehenge-tunnel\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T13:42:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:42:03","slug":"green-light-for-1-7bn-stonehenge-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/green-light-for-1-7bn-stonehenge-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Green light for \u00a31.7bn Stonehenge tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-476906\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga.<\/p>\n<p>Planning permission for the scheme was originally granted in 2020 but was quashed by the High Court in 2021 following a campaign by local residents.<\/p>\n<p>The three-way European MORE joint venture between Spanish contractor FCC, Italy\u2019s WeBuild and Austria\u2019s BeMo Tunnelling is lined-up as main contractor on the eight-mile stretch of road upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>The FCC-led JV has enlisted Atkins, Jacobs and Spanish designer Sener as the design joint venture.<\/p>\n<p>The main works contract covers the construction of the proposed tunnel\u2019s civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and technology components, including the tunnel boring machine, along with the approach roadworks and structures over the five-year construction phase.<\/p>\n<p>Costain and Mott MacDonald have been awarded the \u00a360m contract to be the project\u2019s Delivery Assurance Partner to help co-ordinate and oversee construction of the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2023\/07\/14\/green-light-for-1-7bn-stonehenge-tunnel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga. 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