Britain's Trunk Road Programme and M1 development (1958–1975)

1. London–Yorkshire motorway inaugurated at Slip End

   Mar 24, 1958Labels: M1 motorway, Slip End

   • M1 Wiki
   • Guardian

2. Highways Act 1959 consolidates road powers

   Jul 30, 1959Labels: Highways Act

   • Britannica
   • Highways Act 1980

3. First M1 section opens (Watford–Crick)

   Nov 2, 1959Labels: M1 motorway, Watford Crick

   • M1 Wiki
   • Roads org

4. Draft scheme published for Crick–Doncaster extension

   Jan 8, 1960Labels: Crick Doncaster

   • Thurcroft Wiki
   • CIHT Archive

5. Route fixed for Crick–Doncaster motorway section

   Oct 7, 1960Labels: Crick Doncaster

   • Thurcroft Wiki
   • CIHT Archive

6. Construction begins north of Crick toward Doncaster

   Aug 1, 1962Labels: M1 construction, Crick Doncaster

   • Thurcroft Wiki
   • CIHT Archive

7. Buchanan Report published as “Traffic in Towns”

   Nov 25, 1963Labels: Buchanan Report, Traffic in

   • Hansard
   • Traffic in Towns

8. M1 extended from Crick to Lutterworth

   Oct 1, 1964Labels: M1 motorway, Crick Lutterworth

   • Roads org
   • M1 Wiki

9. Thurcroft Interchange opens, advancing Yorkshire M1

   Dec 21, 1967Labels: Thurcroft Interchange, South Yorkshire

   • Thurcroft Wiki
   • CIHT Archive

10. Crick–Doncaster length completed as a continuous build

    Dec 31, 1967Labels: Crick Doncaster, M1 motorway

    • CIHT Archive

11. M621 begins linking Leeds to the national network

    Jan 1, 1971Labels: M621 motorway, Leeds

    • M621 Wiki
    • CIHT Archive

12. M1 opens Leeds South Eastern Motorway into Leeds

    Jan 1, 1972Labels: M1 extension, Leeds South

    • M1 Wiki
    • CIHT Archive

13. Most of London’s Ringways plan cancelled

    Jan 1, 1973Labels: London Ringways, London

    • Roads org
    • M1 Wiki

14. M621 section to central Leeds opens (J1–J3)

    Nov 27, 1973Labels: M621 motorway, J1 J3

    • M621 Wiki
    • CIHT Archive

15. Mid-1970s shift toward a more restrained roads era

    Dec 31, 1975Labels: 1970s roads

    • Roads org
    • M1 Wiki