M1 near Watnall
Introduction
The photograph on this page of M1 near Watnall by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 11 Mar 2018
This stretch of the M1 was originally built in the late 1960s as a standard six-lane motorway. Work carried out between 2008 and 2010 widened it to eight lanes. It is relatively quiet in this Sunday morning view.