M61 interchange, view west, 3 April 1995
M61 interchange, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The scale of the earthworks surrounding the M61 interchange are apparent in this picture. Excavation has taken place to build foundations for the viaduct that will carry the M65, but on either side of the junction, high embankments will be required. These have not yet reached their full height.
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
Walton Summit Motorway
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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.
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Hogarth Flyover
It makes the traffic situation in one part of West London much more bearable but it should have been removed more than quarter of a century ago. It's amazing what you can do with a big Meccano kit.
