5401 x 3529 px | 45,7 x 29,9 cm | 18 x 11,8 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1 mars 2018
Lieu:
Twyford Down, Winchester, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
Outline strategic planning for the route of what was to be later known as the M3 motorway had begun in the late 1930s. The route was to link London to Basingstoke, in order to reduce the pressure on the A30. Detailed planning for the first phase of construction, a 40 miles (64 km) section, between Sunbury on Thames and Popham, began in 1962-3.[11] The 26 miles (42 km) section, between Lightwater and Popham, where the A30 and the A303 separated, opened in June 1971;[12][13] this was followed by the Sunbury to Lightwater section which opened in July 1974.[13] The second phase was to extend the motorway 10 miles (16 km) southwards between Popham and Winchester, ending at Compton.[11] Planning began with the first public inquiry which was held in 1971, to set the line of the motorway, and this second section was opened in 1985.[11] The third and final phase was to extend the motorway from Winchester to Southampton and the M27 motorway, [11] and the northern part of this section was to impact on Winchester's bypass.
