Route
Junction number
7
Markerpost
19.5
Name
Switch Island
Type
Non-standard interchange
Terminus
Terminus at top of exit list
Other routes
M58, A59, A5036, A5758
Authority
Restricted turns
Full access
Services
No services
M57 J7 Switch Island
Layout and signage
Lane configuration
- Lane 1 exits and does not return.
- Lane 2 continues ahead.
- Lane 3 continues ahead.
- Lane 1 continues ahead.
- Lane 2 splits to create a new lane.
Other events
End of motorway regulations
50mph speed limit begins
Traffic signals
Start of motorway regulations
National Speed Limit begins
What's new
Skid Risk, Accident, Fog
For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.
All change
In July 2024, a new Government entered office with a very different set of priorities. What does it mean for a faltering roads programme?
A century of motorways
It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.
Have you seen...
Hogarth Flyover
It makes the traffic situation in one part of West London much more bearable but it should have been removed more than quarter of a century ago. It's amazing what you can do with a big Meccano kit.
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