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Roads before and after construction

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I thought you'd like to see some of my pictures of roads before and after construction. I have a collection of before and after pictures of roads that have been constructed and I thought that I'd share a few of them. The first pictures show the A414 Maldon By-Pass before, during and after construction. All 3 pictures were taken from London Road, Maldon, Essex, The pylon links the pictures.
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A414 Maldon By-Pass, Essex
A414 Maldon By-Pass, Essex
Maldon By-Pass, Essex
Maldon By-Pass, Essex
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Maldon By-Pass
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The A414 Maldon By-Pass (viewed from London Road, Maldon) a few years after completion.
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A414 Maldon By-Pass after completion
A414 Maldon By-Pass after completion
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The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass before and after construction (viewed from Cold Christmas Lane near Thundridge, Hertfordshire).
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Wadesmill By-Pass
Wadesmill By-Pass, Hertfordshire
Wadesmill By-Pass, Hertfordshire
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The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass before and after construction (viewed from the A1170 overbridge)
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Route of the future A10 Wadesmill By-Pass, Hertfordshire
Route of the future A10 Wadesmill By-Pass, Hertfordshire
The completed A10 Wadesmill By-Pass
The completed A10 Wadesmill By-Pass
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The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass (before and after construction), Hertfordshire
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A field near Wadesmill (future A10)
A field near Wadesmill (future A10)
The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass
The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass
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The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass before and after construction. This is the view at Old Church Lane, Thundridge (near Wadesmill), Hertfordshire
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The view near Wadesmill
The view near Wadesmill
The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass after completion
The A10 Wadesmill By-Pass after completion
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Was the Maldon Bypass built on a former railway? It looks like a trackbed in the before photo.

I've taken a few before and after photos myself. This is the A41 No Mans Heath. Do you have any more such photos? I'd love to see them, especially road schemes built before I got the chance to drive the old road.
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Yes the Maldon By-Pass was built on the line of the old railway. I have 3 photo albums of before and after pictures of various road schemes (mostly in the south east of England). I shall add more on here in the next few days.
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The A505 Baldock By-Pass, Hertfordshire. These pictures show the Weston Hills Tunnel on the A505 Baldock By-Pass before and after construction.
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The view near Baldock (future A505)
The view near Baldock (future A505)
The A505 Weston Hills Tunnel, Baldock, Hertfordshire
The A505 Weston Hills Tunnel, Baldock, Hertfordshire
The A505 Weston Hills Tunnel (near Baldock), Hertfordshire
The A505 Weston Hills Tunnel (near Baldock), Hertfordshire
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The A505 Baldock By-Pass (before and after construction), Hertfordshire. The first picture shows a farm on the right and a house on the left, the second picture shows that the A505 now runs between the house and the farm.
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The view near Baldock (future A505)
The view near Baldock (future A505)
The view near Baldock (A505 completed)
The view near Baldock (A505 completed)
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The A505 Baldock By-Pass, Hertfordshire. These pictures show The Homestead Farm, Baldock before and after the construction of the A505. The first picture shows the farm in a field, the second picture shows how the A505 now runs past the farm, also the farm itself has been redeveloped.
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A farm next to the future A505 Baldock By-Pass
A farm next to the future A505 Baldock By-Pass
The A505 Baldock By-Pass (completed)
The A505 Baldock By-Pass (completed)
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Fantastic pictures - thank you for posting them.

I seem to recall seeing a similar montage of pictures for the construction of parts of the M65.
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The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass (before and after construction)
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A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass (after construction)
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass (after construction)
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The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass (before and after construction)
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A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
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The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass (before and after construction)
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A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
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The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass (before and after construction)
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A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
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I dont have any myself but there is a nice selection of photos of the construction of the A19 and A66 through Teesside in the 1980's here.

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/tees ... on-8971801

See also
https://www.ciht.org.uk/media/8077/the_ ... k_road.pdf
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A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
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A field near Haverhill (future A1017)
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The A1017 (completed)
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The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
The A1017 Haverhill By-Pass
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The A413 Wendover By-Pass (before and after construction), Buckinghamshire. The pictures show the view at Wendover Station before and after construction of the A413.
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The view at Wendover Station, Wendover, Buckinghamshire
The view at Wendover Station, Wendover, Buckinghamshire
The A413 Wendover By-Pass (viewed at Wendover Station)
The A413 Wendover By-Pass (viewed at Wendover Station)
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