Chronology Maps

1982 1983 1984

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Completed Route Name Start End
M25 Theydon - Cranham J27 Theydon J29 Cranham
M54 M6 - Telford M6 J10A Essington Priorslee
M27 Stoneham - Hedge End J5 Stoneham J7 Hedge End
M25 Wisley - Addlestone J10 Wisley J11 Chertsey
M65 Brierfield - Reedyford J12 Brierfield J13 Reedyford
M65 Clayton-le-Moors - Burnley J7 Hyndburn J10 Burnley Barracks

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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.

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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Mickleham Bends

Once it was one of the UK's most dangerous roads — just what is so special about a bit of dual carriageway in Surrey?