In the UK and Republic of Ireland, certain types of traffic are not permitted on motorways. Thus, to avoid people being forced to travel illegally, there are a number of rules about stretches of road which must be designated as motorways. In all cases, there must be an escape route for traffic not wishing or not permitted to enter the motorway. As a result, the motorway technically begins as soon as the escape route has diverged from it; for example at a grade-separated junction, the motorway starts at the junction with the exiting sl ...

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The road surface is generally asphalt ('black top') or concrete ('white top'). White dashed lines denote the lane separation, while an unbroken white line is painted alongside the median (usually known as the 'central reservation'). A white line (or in the Republic of Ireland, a yellow line) on the edge of the slow lane marks the edge of the hard shoulder. The hard shoulder is not used for traffic and is reserved for breakdowns or emergency maneuvers. Generally lanes closer to the centre of the road (outer lanes) are used for overtaking, whi ...

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List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Single-digit motorways. M1 from Belfast to Dungannon. M2 from Belfast to Antrim, and again near Ballymena. M3 in Belfast from the M2 to the A2 Sydenham Bypass. M5, Belfast (M2) to Newtownabbey List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Two-digit motorways. M12, spur from M1 to Portadown M22, Antrim (M2) to Randalstown List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Upgraded A-road design ...

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List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Single-digit motorways. M1, the eastern north-south motorway linking London and Leeds and continuing north to the A1. The first whole motorway. M2, in Kent from Rochester to Faversham. Bypasses the Medway Towns. M3, linking Southampton and London. M4, linking London and south Wales. M5, linking Exeter and the south-west of England with Birmingham and the Midlands. M6, the western north-south motorway linking the M1 at Rug ...

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List of motorways in the United Kingdom, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Great Britain, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Single-digit motorways, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Two-digit motorways, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Three or more digit motorways and spurs, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Upgraded A-road designations, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Other motorways, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Former motorways, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Motorways which have been renamed, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Unbuilt motorways, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Single-digit motorways, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Two-digit motorways, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Upgraded A-road designations, List of motorways in the United Kingdom - Notes

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The M1 at the Belfast end suffers from chronic congestion at peak times. Work will commence early in 2006 to replace the roundabout at junction 1 (Broadway) with a fully grade separated junction through which the M1 will flow directly onto the A12 Westlink dual-carriageway. Additionally the Grosvenor Road roundabout on the Westlink will also be replaced by a partial underpass, with access to the Westlink in the westerly direction. As part of the scheme, the M1 and Westlink will be widened so that there will be three lanes in each direction b ...

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M1 motorway Northern Ireland, M1 motorway Northern Ireland - Future improvements

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In the United Kingdom, Trunk Roads were first defined for Great Britain in the Trunk Roads Act 1936. Thirty major roads were classed as Trunk Roads and the Minister of Transport took direct control of them and the bridges across them. This development did not extend to Northern Ireland, which has always had a separate system of highway and road traffic law. At that time, 4,500 miles of British road were classified as Trunk Roads. Additional roads have been 'trunked', notably in the Trunk Roads Act 1946. Others, like virtually all British motorways, have entered the system as a result of new construction. As o ...

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For a road to be classified as motorway a number of conditions must be fulfilled. The following conditions generally apply: Motorways must be accessed at junctions by slip roads off the sides of the main carriageway; Separate motorways are joined by link-roads at an interchange, the object of which is to allow traffic to change route without stopping or slowing significantly; Traffic lights are not permitted (except at toll booths and certain interchanges); The start and end of a motorway must have sig ...

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In the United Kingdom, motorways sometimes adopt the number of the nearest "A" road heading in broadly the same direction. However this is just for convenience, and about half of motorways don't bypass the A road with the same number - Motorways follow their own zonal pattern, similar to the A+B road zones, but with the boundarys formed by the 1-digit motorways (and various A roads where there are gaps), as opposed to the one-digit A roads (NB, the 4 zone seems to be hourglass shaped and motorways west of the M5 but south of the M4 have 4-zo ...

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Part of the overall route is due to be bypassed, becoming the M3 motorway. As of 2005 this plan is contested because the route passes near the Hill of Tara and through the archaeologically rich Tara-Skyne valley or Gabhra. The planned route corridor was approved by An Bord Pleanála (planning appeals board) in August 2003. Objectors, including more than 350 academics and the head of the National Museum of Ireland, say the motorway will irreparably damage the region's heritage. Though often referred to as a four lane motorway, t ...

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List of toll roads - New South Wales. Sydney Harbour Bridge and parallel Sydney Harbour Tunnel M1 Eastern Distributor M2 Hills Motorway M2 Lane Cove Tunnel (formerly Lane Cove Valley Freeway under the 1960s Sydney Freeway Plan) (under construction) M2 Motorway-F3 Freeway link (proposed) M4 Western Motorway M5 South-West Motorway M7 Western Sydney Orbital (under ...

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Cat's eye road - United Kingdom. Various types of cat's eye exist. In Britain, white cat's eyes are used for the centre of a road, lane markings, or soft traffic islands. Red cat's eyes are placed along the hard shoulder of a motorway, and orange cat's eyes are placed along the edge of the central reservation. Green cat's eyes denote joining or leaving slip roads at junctions, an ...

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Although in the Republic of Ireland the term dual carriageway technically applies to any road with separated lanes, it is usually used only to refer to those routes that do not have a motorway designation. Generally only national primary routes are built as or upgraded to dual-carriageway. These routes have an "N" number (e.g. N8). Dual carriageways of this class differ from motorways in a number of ways. The standard speed limit of 100 km/h for national routes applies, as opposed to the speed limit of 120 km/h for motorways. Traffic ...

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Ireland's transport infrastructure varies substantially in quality. On the East coast, the country is served by a modern road network which includes a north-south motorway (the M1), various by-passes and several dual carriageways. The rest of the country however is still served by a relatively poor standard of road. The main national routes are centred on Dublin, leading to other population centres. There is only one major non-Dublin route (or series of routes), extending through the western half of Ireland from Cork through Limerick to Galw ...

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Although in the Republic of Ireland the term dual carriageway technically applies to any road with separated lanes, it is usually used only to refer to those routes that do not have a motorway designation. Generally only national primary routes are built as or upgraded to dual-carriageway. These routes have an "N" number (e.g. N8). Dual carriageways of this class differ from motorways in a number of ways. The standard speed limit of 100 km/h (65 mph) for national routes applies, as opposed to the speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph) for m ...

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National Development Plan - Road network. As of 2005 some progress has been made on the motorway network, though it is likely the network will not be complete until near the end of the decade. The M1 motorway from Dublin towards Belfast has been completed almost as far as the border with Northern Ireland as the Dundalk bypass was officially opened on 26th of September 2005 (it did open for a few hours the previous day on order of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, to assist in traffic flow as supporters of Tyrone were ...

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The Blanchardstown Shopping Centre was Ireland's second major shopping centre at its completion (it followed The Square in Tallaght) and was the country's largest shopping centre until Dundrum Town Centre opened. It is owned by Green Property Limited, and located near the junction of the M50 motorway and N3 road. The original anchor tenants in the centre were Dunnes Stores and Roches Stores. An extension added Penneys (Primark), and a second extension, known as the Red Mall, added Marks and Spencer. A number of smaller retail u ...

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The road network in the United Kingdom is extensive, with around 370,000 km of road, and is one of, if not the most, popular method of transportation. A high-speed motorway system, with a total length of 3300 km, was constructed from the 1950s onwards, and links all major cities (though part of the A74 linking England and Scotland has not yet been upgraded). The maximum speed limit is 70 miles per hour (113 km/h). Alongside the motorway system are trunk roads, many of which are dual carriag ...

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Transport in the United Kingdom, Transport in the United Kingdom - Transport trends, Transport in the United Kingdom - Railways, Transport in the United Kingdom - Great Britain, Transport in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, Transport in the United Kingdom - Rapid transit, Transport in the United Kingdom - Trams and Light Rail, Transport in the United Kingdom - Roads, Transport in the United Kingdom - Buses, Transport in the United Kingdom - Water, Transport in the United Kingdom - Ports and harbours, Transport in the United Kingdom - Merchant marine, Transport in the United Kingdom - Other shipping, Transport in the United Kingdom - Inland waterways, Transport in the United Kingdom - Air transport

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Cambridge - Roads. Because of its rapid growth since the 20th century, Cambridge has a congested road network. Several major roads intersect at Cambridge. The M11 motorway from east London terminates here. The A14 (formerly A604) east-west trunk route skirts the northern edge of the city. This is a major freight route connecting the port of Felixstowe on the east coast with the Midlands, North Wales, the west coast and Ireland. The A14 is considered by many local people to be dangerous, and unnecessarily congeste ...

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Cambridge - Roads. Because of its rapid growth since the 20th century, Cambridge has a congested road network. Several major roads intersect at Cambridge. The M11 motorway from east London terminates here. The A14 (formerly A604 and A45) east-west trunk route skirts the northern edge of the city. This is a major freight route connecting the port of Felixstowe on the east coast with the Midlands, North Wales, the west coast and Ireland. The A14 is considered by many local people to be dangerous, and unnecessarily ...

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