A303
The
A303 is a trunk road in
England. The A303 is the main road between
Basingstoke in
Hampshire and Honiton in
Devon. The
M3,
A30 and A303 make up the main route from
London to South West England, running from London to
Land's End in
Cornwall. The A303 is almost continuously dual carrageway, except at
Stonehenge and Chicklade in
Wiltshire, and the Black Down hills in
Somerset. The
Minister for Transport announced major road widening schemes in 2003.
On June 5 12.5km of improvements, including a new 2.1km bored dual carrageway Tunnel under stonehenge were announced. On September 4 a public enquiry into whether the plans are adequate was announced. Chicklade is to gain a bypass, and the road will be widened through the Black Down hills. Work is scheduled to be completed in 2008