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In the United Kingdom, trunk roads were first defined for Great Britain in the Trunk Roads Act 1936 (1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 5). Thirty major roads were classed as trunk roads, and the Minister of Transport took direct control of them and the bridges across them. The Trunk Roads Act came into force in England and Wales on 1 April 1937, and in ...
The A40 is a trunk road which runs between London and Goodwick (), Wales, and officially called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road (A40) in all legal documents and Acts. Much of its length within England has been superseded by motorways, such as the M40, and has lost its trunk road status, though it retains it west of Gloucester, including its length within Wales.
Trunk roads, which are the most important roads, are administered by National Highways in England, Transport Scotland in Scotland, the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent, and South Wales Trunk Road Agent in Wales. [5] England's 4,300 miles (6,920 km) of trunk roads account for 33% of all road travel and 50% of lorry travel. [6]
Northern Ireland's roads are overseen by the Department for Infrastructure Roads (DfI Roads). [36] [37] In London, Transport for London is responsible for all trunk roads and other major roads, which are part of the Transport for London Road Network. Toll roads are rare in the United Kingdom, though there are a number of toll bridges.
M42 capacity increase, including a new 2.4 km (1.5 miles) long dual-carriageway link road, a new junction, junction capacity increases, and a new pedestrian overbridge. Expected to be completed in 2024 2025 at a cost of £282 million. [27] Berryden corridor, a road-widening project in Aberdeen [28]
A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England was a response by the United Kingdom Government's Department for Transport to A New Deal for Transport: Better for everyone - a report that reviewed the government's strategic roads programme, based on criteria of accessibility, safety, economy, environment and integration.
The current Trunk Road Network in Wales. Trunk roads in Wales were created in the Trunk Roads Act of 1936 when the UK Ministry of Transport took direct control over 30 of the principal roads in Great Britain from English, Welsh and Scottish local authorities. The number of trunk roads was increased from 30 to 101 in the Trunk Roads Act of 1946.
The A489, officially known as the Newtown to Machynlleth Trunk Road in Wales, is a trunk road in the United Kingdom running from Craven Arms, Shropshire to Machynlleth, Powys and crossing the Wales-England border. The road starts about one mile north of Craven Arms.