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| Completed | Route | Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M4 | Earlswood - Lon-las | J42 Earlswood | J44 Lon-las | |
| A74(M) | Nether Abington - Elvanfoot | J13 Abington | J14 Elvanfoot |
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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