M42 Monkspath - Coleshill

Name
Monkspath Coleshill
Opened
Route
Start point
Junction number at start: 4
Monkspath
End point
Junction number at end: 7A
Coleshill

Originally had junction numbers 1 to 4 in the opposite direction. Included construction of another 1.5 mile section northwards which remained unopened until 1985.

Road scheme and chronology data is courtesy SABRE (where much of it was gathered by member Ross Spur), with additional data from the UK Motorway Archive, the Scottish Roads Archive and the Northern Ireland Roads Site.

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The sunlit uplands

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

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Major incidents

What happens when there's a big accident on a trunk route? Who picks up the pieces, and why does it take so long?