Chronology Maps
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| Completed | Route | Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1(M) | Catterick - Barton | Catterick North | J56 Barton | |
| A1(M) | Catterick Section | J52 Catterick Central | Catterick North |
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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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Junction Three
The M621 has one junction where everything leaves the motorway and heads for the city, and a very bizarre junction it is too.
