M1 Motorway near Redbourn
Introduction
The photograph on this page of M1 Motorway near Redbourn by Nigel Cox as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 25 Mar 2006
Viewed looking north from the Flamsteadbury Farm overbridge, this section of the motorway, between Junctions 8 and 9, is about to be widened to four lanes in each direction. Two wide swathes of land on either side have already been cleared of vegetation. The motorway currently carries an average of 160,000 vehicles per day between these junctions and is often subject to delays. The total cost of the improvement works is estimated to be about £214 million.
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