Bamber Bridge roundabout, view south, 4 October 1994
Bamber Bridge roundabout, view south (see all photos of the same view)
Bamber Bridge roundabout, connecting the A6 and A582, is still in its original configuration. Part of the new enlarged circulatory carriageway has been laid out, and beyond it in the distance, land has been fenced off and topsoil removed for the future link road and terminal roundabout for the motorway.
A582 Lostock Lane
A6 Preston Road
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The forever bottleneck, part 2
The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city.
The forever bottleneck, part 1
The M4 into London was one of the UK's earliest and most ambitious motorway projects. It was bold, pioneering... and almost instantly regretted.
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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!
