M69 Motorway

The M69 is a 15. 7mi dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England. It runs between junction 21 of the M1 near Leicester and junction 2 of the M6 near Coventry. It opened in 1977. HistoryThe motorway, also known at the time as the 'Coventry – Leicester Motorway' was completed in 1977 following a public inquiry in 1972. It took traffic from the A46, which was subsequently downgraded. RouteStarting at the northeastern suburbs of Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, the motorway crosses the Coventry Canal and then continues northeast past Bulkington and west of Wolvey before turning more easterly to run south of Hinckley (Junction 2, known locally as 'Reacharound Island' because of the limited slip roads). It then crosses the Birmingham to Peterborough railway line before ending on the southwestern edge of Leicester (Junction 3, where it meets the M1). The motorway has no services. Proposed developmentsM1 /M69 JunctionThere is an aspiration to construct a new slip road and road bridge for traffic travelling southbound on the M1 south to join the M69.

The M69 is a 15. 7mi dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England. It runs between junction 21 of the M1 near Leicester and junction 2 of the M6 near Coventry. It opened in 1977. HistoryThe motorway, also known at the time as the 'Coventry – Leicester Motorway' was completed in 1977 following a public inquiry in 1972. It took traffic from the A46, which was subsequently downgraded. RouteStarting at the northeastern suburbs of Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, the motorway crosses the Coventry Canal and then continues northeast past Bulkington and west of Wolvey before turning more easterly to run south of Hinckley (Junction 2, known locally as 'Reacharound Island' because of the limited slip roads). It then crosses the Birmingham to Peterborough railway line before ending on the southwestern edge of Leicester (Junction 3, where it meets the M1). The motorway has no services. Proposed developmentsM1 /M69 JunctionThere is an aspiration to construct a new slip road and road bridge for traffic travelling southbound on the M1 south to join the M69.