The Dover Radial Route (DRR) was originally proposed by the London County Council (LCC), and continued as a project by the Greater London Council (GLC) from its formation until the latter’s motorway plans were all cancelled in February 1973. The scheme was essentially a bypass for the urban A2, continuing the offline bypass of the…

This is the key unbuilt length of the M23, which came surprisingly close to construction in about 1972 before being pushed back and ultimately abandoned. Publication of orders Interestingly, the section of M23 that exists, Hooley-Crawley, was built under a set of legal orders that also included the unbuilt section to the north. As a…

The Sidcup Road Link was one component of the planned improvements to the A20 in south east London. It was actually part of the GLC’s late 1960s A2(M) Dover Radial Route project, but would have resulted in construction of about one third of the new Primary Route replacing the A20. Development This scheme has its…