Chronology Maps
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| Completed | Route | Name | Start | End | Original number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1(M) | South Mimms - Hatfield | J1 Bignell’s Corner | J2 Roestock | A1 | |
| M8 | Monkland Motorway Stage 2A | J11 Stepps Road | J12 Cumbernauld Road | ||
| M180 | Woodhouse - Midmoor | J2 Woodhouse | J3 Midmoor | ||
| M25 | Chevening - Godstone | J5 Chevening | J6 Godstone | ||
| M11 | Bishop's Stortford - Stump Cross | J8 Birchanger Green | J9 Stump Cross | ||
| A3(M) | Horndean and Waterlooville Bypass | J1 Horndean | J5 Broadmarsh |
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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.
