Riley Green interchange, view north, 4 October 1994
Riley Green interchange, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The path of the future A674 and A675 has been laid out north of the junction, hinting at the size of the future roundabout.
Date
4 October 1994
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North
Roads visible
A674 Chorley Road
A675 Bolton Road
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The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city.
The forever bottleneck, part 1
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