Chronology Maps

1957 1958 1959

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number
M6 Preston Bypass J29 Bamber Bridge J32 Broughton
M55 Preston Bypass M6 J32 Broughton J1 Broughton M6

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Farewell GLC lights

Why am I all nostalgic about some street lights being replaced?

Silver bullet

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

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.

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Driver Location Signs

If you're on the motorway (in England at least) you might have noticed some funny blue signs down the side of the road. What are they for?