Chronology Maps

2004 2005 2006

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Completed Route Name Start End
A1(M) Brotherton - Micklefield Brotherton Micklefield
M77 Malletsheugh - Kilmarnock J5 Malletsheugh J8 Meiklewood

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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.

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.

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Reigate Tunnel

An unassuming Surrey market town with an amazing claim to fame — the world's first road tunnel.