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Tunnelling was always a ‘very questionable’ option for A417 missing link

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Early plans to build tunnels as part of Highways England’s A417 “missing link” between Gloucester and Swindon was always “very questionable” due to the cost, according to Highways England South West regional delivery director Nick Aldworth.

Local campaign groups and MPs spent years fighting for the road to be put in a…