Chronology Maps

1992 1993 1994

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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

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Where did the M25 come from?

London’s notorious orbital motorway turns 40 years old today. Where did it come from - and why the number “25”?

The long way round

When a road is closed, why isn't the diversion route just the quickest way past the closure?

Signs and sensibility

The one great attempt to make London’s streets logical - and how one retired chauffeur’s favourite routes changed the way you get around the capital.

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A Piece of History

The lowly and pathetic A6144(M) motorway was downgraded in May 2006. This is the story of the mission to rescue some memorabilia.