M40 J1 Denham Roundabout

Layout and signage

N/A   A412



A4020


    A40






  Central London
A40
Slough
(A412)
Uxbridge
(A4020)

Lane configuration

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  • Lane 1 exits and returns after the junction.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.
  • Lane 3 continues ahead.

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  • Lane 1 continues, with option to exit.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.
  • Lane 3 continues ahead.

Other events

  • Signs Start of motorway regulations
  • Signs End of motorway regulations

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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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M1 under construction

Pictures taken as the first section of the M1 was being built in 1958-9, with all its unique architecture still under construction.

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