M61 interchange, view west, 17 July 1996
M61 interchange, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The course of the whole motorway west from the M61 to its terminus at Bamber Bridge can be seen here. In the foreground, kerblines now mark out the shape of the interchange and its sliproads.
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
What's new
Skid Risk, Accident, Fog
For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.
All change
In July 2024, a new Government entered office with a very different set of priorities. What does it mean for a faltering roads programme?
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Have you seen...
Scammonden Bridge
If you've ever been on the M62 across the Pennines, you'll know the one. It's the huge arched bridge 120ft above the road. And this is what it's like when you're standing on top of it!
