Hertfordshire
Slipform paving machines laying a road surface during widening works on the M1, showing concrete being tipped into the machine in the foreground.Starting in 1981, widening work was carried out on the M1 between Junctions 5 (South Watford) and Junction 8 (Hemel Hempstead). The aim was to convert the~existing two-lane carriageways from Junctions 5 - 7 and three lane carriageways from Junctions 7 - 8 into three lanes southbound, three lanes northbound from Junctions~5 - 6, and four lanes northbound from Junctions 6 - 8
Picture No
13460873
Media ID
45384533
Size
5222px x 6665px
(5.8MB)
Credit
© Historic England Archive / John Laing Photographic Collection / Mary Evans
Source
John Laing plc - Historic England Archive
Date
1982
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Builder Carriageways Concrete Convert Existing Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Junction Junctions Laing Lanes Motorway Northbound Paving Southbound Starting Tipped Watford Widening
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