Roads in Berkshire: M25 motorway, M4 motorway, A4 road, Newbury bypass, London Ringways, A34 road, A338 road, European route E30

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: M25 motorway, M4 motorway, A4 road, Newbury bypass, London Ringways, A34 road, A338 road, European route E30, A329(M) motorway, A417 road, European route E05, Sonning Lane, A404(M) motorway, A308(M) motorway, Ringway 4, Oxford Road, Reading, A329 road, A404 road, A33 road, M31 motorway, A4130 road, A308 road, A340 road, A412 road, A4155 road, A4094 road. Excerpt: The M25 motorway, or London Orbital, is a 117-mile (188 km) orbital motorway that almost encircles Greater London in the United Kingdom. The motorway was first mooted early in the 20th century, a few sections, based on the now abandoned London Ringways plan, were constructed in the early 1970s and it was completed in 1986. The M25 is one of the world's longest orbital roads and one of the busiest and most congested parts of the British motorway network. 196,000 vehicles were recorded in a single day near London Heathrow Airport. Plans to widen additional sections to eight lanes (four each way) were scaled back in 2009 in response to rising costs. Map of the M25 showing width and schemesOriginally built as a dual three-lane motorway, much of the motorway has subsequently been widened to dual four-lanes in places and to a dual five-lane section between junctions 12 and 14 and a dual six-lane between junctions 14 and 15. Further widening is in progress with plans for managed motorways on other sections. The M25 is not a continuous loop. To the east of London, the toll crossing of the Thames between Thurrock and Dartford is the lesser grade A282. The Dartford Crossing, which consists of two tunnels and the QE2 (Queen Elizabeth II) bridge, is named Canterbury Way. Passage across the bridge or through the tunnels is subject to a toll, depending on the kind of vehicle. Making this stretch a motorway would stop any traffic not permitted to use motorways from cross...