Chronology Maps

1994 1995 1996

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Completed Route Name Start End
M3 (NI) Lagan Bridge M2 J1A York Street J1 Middlepath Street
M74 Fullarton Road - Maryville J2A Fullarton Road J4 Maryville
A74(M) Ecclefechan - Kirkpatrick Fleming J19 Ecclefechan J21 Kirkpatrick Fleming
A1(M) Walshford - Dishforth Walshford J49 Dishforth
M8 Edinburgh City Bypass - Newbridge J1 Hermiston Gait J2 Claylands

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The monster seen from below

What might it have been like to stand in one spot and witness the arrival, and the uncertainty, of plans for an urban motorway in West London?

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.

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Above the M8

Go to Glasgow and it's almost inevitable that you'll use the M8. The views of the city surrounding it are really quite unique.