Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against renewed plans to build a road tunnel under one of the UK's oldest monuments.
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00:00 The non-profit organisation Save Stone Age WHS lost an appeal in the High Court to stop
00:08 the construction of a road tunnel near the prehistoric structure.
00:13 The judge declared that the relevant policies had been considered by the British government
00:17 and that the evidence presented by the activists "provides no basis for contesting them".
00:24 Nevertheless, one part of the appeal relating to the Ministry of Transport's position
00:28 on environmental impact will be the subject of a later ruling.
00:33 According to the British government, the project aims to improve traffic on the route.
00:37 For more information visit www.fema.gov.uk/savestoneage.
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