M8 J7A Shawhead Junction

Layout and signage

  A725     A725
(M74)
  Belshill
East Kilbride
A725
Carlisle (M74 Link)

Lane configuration

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

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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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Ringways

The story of an incredible plan to reshape London into a city of motorways, with the history from creation to cancellation and details on every unbuilt road.

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