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Completed | Route | Name | Start | End |
---|---|---|---|---|
M25 | Terminal 5 Spur | J14 Poyle | Heathrow Terminal 5 | |
M6 | Gretna - Carlisle | J44 Greymoorhills | J45 Guards Mill |
Road scheme and chronology data is courtesy SABRE (where much of it was gathered by member Ross Spur), with additional data from the UK Motorway Archive, the Scottish Roads Archive and the Northern Ireland Roads Site.
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