A406 Clockhouse Junction

Layout and signage

Palmers Green
Wood Green
Hornsey
A105
  A105     A105   Palmers Green
Wood Green
Hornsey
A105

Lane configuration

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  • Lane 1 continues, with option to exit.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.
  • Lane 3 continues, with option to exit.
  • Then further along:
  • Lane 1 continues ahead.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.
  • Lane 3 terminates.

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  • Lane 1 continues ahead.
  • Lane 2 splits to create a new lane.
  • Then further along:
  • Lane 1 continues, with option to exit.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.
  • Lane 3 continues, with option to exit.

Other events

  • Signs Traffic signals
  • Signs 30mph speed limit begins
  • Signs Traffic signals
  • Signs 40mph speed limit begins

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Harry Yeadon

A civil engineer, working principally in the North West of England, responsible for many of the area's motorways.

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