Riley Green interchange, view north, 4 October 1994
Riley Green interchange, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The path of the future A674 and A675 has been laid out north of the junction, hinting at the size of the future roundabout.
Date
4 October 1994
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North
Roads visible
A674 Chorley Road
A675 Bolton Road
What's new
The monster seen from below
What might it have been like to stand in one spot and witness the arrival, and the uncertainty, of plans for an urban motorway in West London?
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.
Have you seen...
The Magic Roundabout
Officially the seventh most frightening thing on the road network - but actually it might just be the most efficient junction ever designed.
