M1 motorway travel calculated streets in the UK, for having revolutionized celebrates its 50th anniversary.
First connect Berrygrove, located near Watford with Crick, near the town of rugby, 1959.Es opened the first 62 km of the road 2 November opened by Transport Minister Harold Wilkinson as London Yorkshire motorway during the work of the previous year.
And the new road had to limit first no speed, although a national limit of 70 mph for all roads was introduced in 1965.
Built for only 26 million £, between Leeds, London; makes the original section to almost one-third of the modern highway's 193 milean important link between North and South of the country.
According to motoring Group AA planned engineers developed the M1 only used by 20,000 cars per day – a fraction of today's 140,000 vehicle peaks.
To cope with the increase in, street underwent a number of improvements, including extension and hard shoulder running Systeme.Eine number of future developments are also planned.
"The importance of M1 - not underestimate it is the backbone of the UK", said Paul Watters, head of road and transport policy at the AA.
"50 Years of the M1 and the vehicles on it can - look different and be powered and contain new technologies - but can you pretty sure it is still there, linking from the North to the South and in addition to Europe."
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