M65: The Motorway that was never finished

[@paultaylor7082]

There was also going to be a Transpennine motorway called the M67, from East Manchester to Sheffield. However, it actually finished near Hatterlsley, around 2 to 3 miles west of Glossop, in the late 1970s. It's never been extended since.

[@mikehindson-evans159]

Fascinating and so-predictable for the UK. Thanks for the research.

[@TheYougig]

Never mind about all that northern stuff. The real question has to be, why there is no fast south coast route from Dover to Cornwall? This would make far more sense. There's a tiny bit of motorway around Portsmouth and Southampton (M27/A27). But that's it. Forget the M25. That's virtually up north to us Sussex folk.

[@colinbeadle4201]

The New Forest cannot have a motorway built through it.

[@TheYougig]

@@colinbeadle4201Probably true. But it could have a motorway built to the north or south of it.

[@bensaund]

South is the sea and north, you have the A30 and A303. New Forest has a 2 land dual carriageway which could easily be increased to 3 lanes. The bottlenecks are Ringwood and Chichester, plus the missing section at Arandul, until Chichester and Arandul are sorted, there is no point. Plus what do you do at Worthing, not many options.

[@sideburngthepeacebringer27]

Bit like the A27 at Arundel.

[@MePeterNicholls]

When did they tarmac it. It was concrete then I went recently and it wasn’t.

[@rogue265]

In some areas where the concrete is starting to degrade they cover it in a layer of sacrificing asphalt to extend the life of the concrete

[@danensis]

Would it be so difficuly to build a motorway through Laneshawbridge and Cowling to join up with the Aire Valley motorway?

[@Andytoknow-1]

@@danensis with the construction of boundary mill its dead in the water now. Colne is a right bottle neck now

[@Andytoknow-1]

M606 Motorway now showing kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpKmeJVvf86llcUsi=kIlTaIpNvN4ZE_Dz

[@larx4074]

Mostly dumps, although they never used to be, I wonder what happened to these once proud towns over the past 50 years..................

[@Andytoknow-1]

@@larx4074 definitely neglected due to lack of pride etc

[@larx4074]

@@Andytoknow-1 Was thinking more of the invasion of alien species............

[@jackn4853]

@@larx4074 What relevance is that to the decline of the huge employers? English Electric/GEC at Clayton le Moors, Howard and Bulloughs/ Platts Accrington, Mullards Blackburn and Simonstone to name a few. All big employers plus all the ancillary industries that supplied them. Check your facts before making your spurious comment.

[@larx4074]

@@jackn4853 Been there, seen 'em, they're dumps........ Your spurious comment has absolutely no relevance to the reality of these sh!te towns............

[@jasinere35]

this ones already been covered by auto shannagans

[@MrDazvere]

Shenanigans……4 syllables.

[@timoakley277]

The route eastwards doesn't make any sense after Colne.

[@Andytoknow-1]

​@@timoakley277 it does seem complicated, I did get it confirmed Tuesday that it was to follow that route from the M606 along the aire valley trunk road to the M65. Of course Boundary Mill, the retail park and Sainsbury's have put paid to any connection now which like most road schemes planned back in the 70's and 80's were nothing but a pipe dream 👍 The Story of the M606 due to air on Sunday will explain in some more detail aswell

[@timoakley277]

@Andytoknow-1 thanks for the explanation. I lived in Skipton and when you look at the geography and population centres, it didn't really work, well in my mind anyway.