Chronology Maps

1971 1972 1973

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number
M56 Altrincham Bypass J3 Princess Parkway J7 Bowdon
A627(M) Oldham - Rochdale J1 Chadderton J4 Sandbrook Park
M53 Mid Wirral Motorway J1 Bidston J5 Hooton
M8 Glasgow Inner Ring Road: Charing Cross Section J17 St George’s Cross J19 Anderston
M57 Liverpool Outer Ring Road Phase 1 J5 Knowsley Wood J7 Switch Island
M73 Baillieston - Mollinsburn J2 Baillieston J3 Mollinsburn
A38(M) Aston Expressway M6 J6 Gravelly Hill Dartmouth Circus
M6 Castle Bromwich - Great Barr J5 Castle Bromwich J7 Great Barr
M18 Thorne Bypass Thorne Road J6 Waterside
M180 Thorne Bypass M18 J5 North Ings J1 Tudworth A18(M)
M606 Chain Bar - Staygate J1 Chain Bar J3 Staygate
M4 Morriston and Llansamlet Bypass J44 Lon-las J46 Llangyfelach
M621 Leeds South East Urban Motorway J3 Holbeck J7 Stourton M1
M9 Muriehall - Lathallan Muriehall J4 Lathallan
M62 Outlane - Ainley Top J23 Outlane J24 Ainley Top

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The sunlit uplands

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

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