Chronology Maps

2007 2008 2009

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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

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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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Emergency Diversion Routes

Those funny black and yellow symbols are everywhere - and they might just get you back on track one day.