Plans to put the major road past Stonehenge into a tunnel more than 3km long have been hailed as a momentous decision for the heritage site.
Ministers in the United Kingdom have announced moves to tackle congestion on the A303 as it passes the World Heritage Site - a notorious bottleneck on a major route to the South West - including putting the road into a 2.9km dual carriageway tunnel past the landmark stones.
The 2 billion pound (NZ$4 billion) scheme was welcomed by English Heritage, which looks after the stone circle, and the National Trust, which owns much of the land in the wider World Heritage Site.
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