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M60 motorway
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{{UK motorway routebox|
| motorway= M60
| length-mi= 35
| length-km= 56
| direction= Circular
| start= ''Motorway is a complete circle, however junction numbers begin and end at
Stockport)''
| destinations= (
Manchester)
StockportManchester International Airport Manchester AirportTrafford ParkOldhamAshton-under-Lyne
| end= ''Motorway is a complete circle, however junction numbers begin and end at
Stockport)''
| opening-date=
1960
|completion-date=
2000 ''(opened in sections as
M62 motorway M62,
M63 motorway M63 and
M66 motorway M66, renumbered M60 in 2000)''
| junctions= 4 -
Image:UK motorway M56.PNG 50pxM56 motorway8 -
Image:UK motorway A6144(M).PNG 75pxA6144(M) motorway A6144(M) m'way12 -
Image:UK motorway M62.PNG 50pxM62 motorway12 -
Image:UK motorway M602.PNG 55pxM602 motorway15 -
Image:UK motorway M61.PNG 50pxM61 motorway18 -
Image:UK motorway M62.PNG 50pxM62 motorway18 -
Image:UK motorway M66.PNG 50pxM66 motorway24 -
Image:UK motorway M67.PNG 50pxM67 motorway
}}
The '''M60 motorway''' is an
beltway orbital motorway which completely encircles
Manchester,
England. It was created in 1999, with the eastern side (Junctions 19-24) opening in October 2000.
The original plan called for a completely new motorway, but policy change led to the plan which created the current motorway. As soon as it opened, the motorway got close to its projected maximum volume on significant sections. There is talk of some sections becoming toll sections, and there is still talk of building a new oribital motorway as proposed by the original plan.
The M60 was developed by connecting and consolidating the existing motorway sections of the
M63 motorway M63,
M62 motorway M62, and an extended
M66 motorway M66.
As an orbital motorway, it is equivalent to London's
M25 motorway, however, unlike its
London counterpart, the M60 is a complete circle (the stretch over the
Thames at
Dartford is not a motorway, but the A282).
In 2004, a section of the northern M60 was the
United Kingdom UK's busiest stretch of road, with an average of 181,000 vehicles per day using the stretch between junctions 16 and 17, although usually, the western side of the
M25 motorway holds that honour. The M25's figures were lower than normal due to commencement of roadworks [http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_transstats/documents/downloadable/dft_transstats_038887.pdf]
Developments
Between junctions 5 and 8 (formerly M63 between junctions 6 to 9), the motorway is currently being widened. Between junctions 5 and 6, the motorway is being widened from three to four lanes in each direction. Between junctions 6 and 8, the motorway is being widened from two to three lanes in each direction, plus an additional two-lane
collector/distributor road on either side of the main carriageways. Access for junctions 6 to 8 will be only from the collector/distributor road. Some of the junctions are also being extensively remodelled. Construction is expected to be completed by Spring 2006. As part of the project, the
A6144(M) motorway, which connects to the M60 at junction 8, will be downgraded and will lose its motorway status.
List of Junctions
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|- align="center" bgcolor="0080d0" style="color: white;font-size:120%;"
| colspan="3" | '''M60 Motorway'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white"
| Anticlockwise exits
| Junction
| Clockwise exits
|- align="center"
| A5145: Stockport
| J1
| A5145: Stockport
|- align="center"
| A560: Cheadle
| J2
|
No Access
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"| A34: Cheadle, Wilmslow
| J3
| A34:Wilmslow, Cheadle
|- align="center"
| J4
|
M56 motorway M56: Chester, Warrington, Manchester
|- align="center"
| A5103: Wythenshawe
(M56: Manchester, Chester)
| J5
| A5103: Manchester, Didsbury
|- align="center"
| A6144: Sale
| J6
| A6144: Sale
|- align="center"
| A56: Altrincham
| J7
| A56: Altrincham, Stertford
|- align="center"
| A6144(M): Carrington
| J8
| A6144(M): Carrington
|- align="center"
| A5081: Trafford Park
| J9
| A5081: Trafford Park, Urmston
|- align="center"
| B5214: Trafford Park
| J10
| B5214: Trafford Part
|- align="center"
| A57: Irlam, Eccles
| J11
| A57: Eccles, Irlam
|- align="center"
|
M62 motorway M62: Warrington, Liverpool
M602 motorway M602: Salford
| J12
|
M62 motorway M62: Warrington, Liverpool
M602 motorway M602: Salford
|- align="center"
| A572: Swinton
| J13
| A572: Swinton
|- align="center"
| A580: St. Helens
| J14
|
No Access
|- align="center"
|
M61 motorway M61: Bolton, Preston
| J15
|
M61 motorway M61: Bolton, Preston
|- align="center"
| A666: Swinton
| J16
|
No Access
|- align="center"
| A56: Whitefield, Salford
| J17
| A56: Prestwich, Whitefield
|- align="center"
| M62: Leeds, Bolton, Preston, Liverpool
M66 motorway M66: Bury, Burnley
| J18
| M62: Leeds
M60: Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester
M62: Leeds
|- align="center"
| A576: Middleton, Manchester
| J19
| A576: Middleton, Manchester
|- align="center"
|
No Access
| J20
| A664: Blakely, Moston
|- align="center"
| A663: Oldham, Failsworth
| J21
| A663: Failsworth, Oldham
|- align="center"
| A62: Oldham, Failsworth
| J22
| A62: Oldham, Failsworth
|- align="center"
| A635: Ashton-under-Lyne
| J23
| A635: Ashton-under-Lyne
|- align="center"
| A57: Manchester
M67 motorway M67: Sheffield
| J24
| A57: Manchester
M67 motorway M67: Sheffield
|- align="center"
| A560: Bredbury
| J25
| A560: Bredbury
|- align="center"
|
No Access
| J26
| A560: Stockport
|- align="center"
| Stockport East (Multiple Roads)
| J27
|
No Access
|- align="center"
|colspan="3"|
#List of Junctions Continue to Junction 1
|}
References
#[http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_transstats/documents/downloadable/dft_transstats_038887.pdf Department for Transport traffic statistics bulletin]
See also
*
List of motorways in the United Kingdom.
External links
-
CBRD Motorway Database - M60
-
Highways Agency - M60 Jct 5 to 8 (formerly M63 Jct 6 to 9) widening
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