A120 Marks Farm Roundabout

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N/A       B1256

A131
(A1017)








  Braintree
B1256
Sudbury
Halstead
A131
Haverhill (A1017)
Colchester
Coggeshall
A120

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  • Lane 1 continues ahead.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.

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  • Lane 1 continues, with option to exit.
  • Lane 2 continues, with option to exit.

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