On this day 30 years ago (1996): the Second Severn Crossing opened. It replaced the existing Severn Bridge (pictured), which was congested and in need of repairs.
On this day 50 years ago (1976): the Liverpool Inner Motorway project was cancelled. £8 million had been spent on the project which was expected to cost £60 million to build.
got stopped at a service station by a Transport Focus researcher!
On this day 25 years ago (2001): then-Prime Minister Tony Blair made a stop at Cobham services (not that one) while on the campaign trail.
On this day 15 years ago (2011): Cashel services opened. Ireland's first privately developed motorway service area began a new era where anybody could build a service station faster than the government.
The quintessential service station layout.
'Give way' signs are both in the wrong place.
Junction on the right is badly faded so people assume the 'straight on' has priority.
Potholes.
If you're a service station, working with high-speed traffic is your bread and butter. We really are too soft on things like this (which has been in place for 10 years).
* 35 years, of course
On this day 25 years ago (1991): the UK's first red route came into force in Islington. They would soon become a common sight across London and other urban areas.
How Rownhams services rebounded from being one of the motorway network's greatest disappointments