M54 near Featherstone, Staffordshire
View from Middle Hattons Bridge
M54 between J5 and J6, Telford
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Feb 23, 2006 by Steven
Between J1 and J2 north of Wolverhampton
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Feb 21, 2006 by Steven
North Wales or North-west?
Southbound Slip Road from M54
Heading west along the M54.
The M54 - northwest-wards
The M54 - southeast-wards
Looking for the former junction 5 on the M54
Telford welcome sign in the centre of
M54 junction 4
The M54
Looking east toward Birmingham and the rest of the motorway network.
A449 roundabout, M54 junction 2
M54 Motorway - Middle Lane overbridgeMiddle Lane forms part of the Monarch's Way footpath.
M54 Motorway at junction 1, westbound
M54 motorway at Coven Lane bridge (C) Peter Whatley
Gailey Island with
M54 northern route. There were three route options for the M54 during the planning stage. Had the northern route been chosen it would have run parallel to the A5.
A feasibility report from 1970 shows a potential layout for the junction with the M54 splitting in two with the northern part being an online dualling of the A5 and leads to M6 J12. The southern part freeflows to the
M6 South. This design never got beyond the initial feasibility stage and later proposals were much simplified with only the link to the M6 south getting the underpass.
Bridge over the M54 (C) Nigel Chadwick
The M54 is a 23 mile east-west motorway in Shropshire and Staffordshire. It is a two-lane dual carriageway for the majority of its length, with sections of three-lane.
The M54 spur connects the M6 motorway near Essington, Staffordshire with the A5 trunk road at Wellington, Shropshire. The motorway forms part of the route to North Wales, roughly following the path of the Roman Watling Street and the A5 north-westwards, towards the port of Holyhead.
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M6 Junction 11 could have looked if a more northern route of the
M54 was built. Plans also show an eastward continuation towards
Brownhills as an upgraded
A5, though documentation elsewhere uses the term "M54 Brownhills Extension".
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Joining at J2 of the M54 - M54 Chopsticks sign still here for the moment but will move further west in due course.
You would have previously been on the M54 at this point, but as you can see the M54 is merrily running parallel to the right, and we are heading towards the new roundabout on the brand new A4510.
Nearly at the new roundabout now. We have to go straight on to join the M54, but where the no entry signs are will soon lead to the i54 development and a new JLR factory. You will also be able to access the bridge on the right of the picture!
Heading eastbound now, approaching the newly laid-out M54 J2 exit and the other section of A4510. The exit is much further west than it was, to allow for another new roundabout.
A clearer shot of the eastbound road rising to one of the new roundabouts on the A4510, with the M54 now the other side of the barrier.
Approaching eastbound the new northern-most roundabout on the new A4510. Unfortunately this is the clearest view I got of the new green sign proclaiming the new road number (just above the right-hand end of the chevrons) - i.e. not a very clear view!
We have arrived at the A4510 roundabout having exited the M54 eastbound. We can only go straight on at this point, but eventually you will be able to turn right to go over the new bridge and access the i54 technology park and JLR factory.
You can just about see a glimpse of the green sign next to the unobscured 40 sign.
As we continue on the A4510 eastbound, the original diverge from the M54 can be seen.
We reach the A449 roundabout and the 'no chopsticks' sign, which means that up to this point we have still been under motorway regulations. That will of course have to change when the A4510 and the bridge open fully.
Newly installed sign bearing the wrong number for
A5223M54 Junction East bound slip road to M54 at junction 3.
A41 at M54 roundabout junction 3
One of the junction layouts planned for the northern route of the
M54 from around 1973. This has a new roundabout immediately to the south of
Gailey Island.
Proposal for the junction of the
M54 northern route at
Gailey Island from around 1973
Layout of
Castle Farm Interchange, then known as Knowlbank Interchange, as approved in 1973. This layout was to allow freeflow access between the
M54 and the new town of
Telford. Plans for Telford were soon scaled back so the design was changed to the junction that was eventually built along with the name.
Initial proposal for
Castle Farm Interchange, then called Knowlbank Interchange, from 1970. This was replaced a year later with an improved layout.
M54 junction 4 eastbound exit at 20:30 in early March
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