M53 J12 Hoole Island

Layout and signage

N/A   A56








    A56








  Helsby
A56
Chester
A56
NORTH WALES
Holyhead
Queensferry
A55 Link

Lane configuration

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

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

Other events

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

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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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