A6 overbridge, view south west, 4 October 1994
A6 overbridge, view south west (see all photos of the same view)
The new, smaller roundabout that will replace the original is visible to the right. Topsoil has been removed on the line of the M65 approaching the old roundabout.
Date
4 October 1994
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
South West
Roads visible
A6 Preston Road
What's new
The road that made no sense
It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.
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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Major incidents
What happens when there's a big accident on a trunk route? Who picks up the pieces, and why does it take so long?
