Chronology Maps
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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 |
What's new
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.
