A34 Bullington Cross

Layout and signage

Basingstoke
A303 Link (M3 Link)
Andover
A303 Link
Salisbury
(A343)
  A303
(A343)


   
A303
(M3)

A30
  The SOUTH WEST
Andover
London
Basingstoke
A303 Link
Sutton Scotney
A30

Lane configuration

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

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

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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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