Nobody knows for sure how or why Neolithic workers built the circle of giant rocks known as Stonehenge in southwest England. But they probably had less trouble winning support for their scheme than the government has now in diverting a busy highway away from the 4,500-year-old monument.
Dealing with congestion on the narrow road near the monument has defied planners for decades. The two-lane A303 highway, passing 165 meters south of the stones, is the main route through one of the country’s busiest tourist spots.