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 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.

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Oxfordshire Signs

This is the story of one man at Oxfordshire County Council who pre-empted the development of modern road signs - much to the annoyance of the men from the Ministry.