MP hits at M42 slip-up
4th January 1990, Page 6
4th January 1990
Page 6
Page 6, 4th January 1990
— MP hits at M42 slip-up
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Counties Of England, Transport In England, Transport In The United Kingdom, M42 Motorway, Transport In Buckinghamshire, Roads In England, Transport In Somerset, M40 Motorway, Disaster / Accident
• A new motorway slip road linking the M40 with the M42 has been condemned as "an invitation to suicide" by a local MP — because the slip road joins the outside lane of the M42 motorway.
Selly Oak MP Anthony Beaumont-Dark says: "This road has got to be redesigned. I am not going to stand by and watch people get killed." And Road Haulage Association Midlands district manager Robert Ward says: "The slip road is an accident waiting to happen."
The slip road is especially hazardous for HGV drivers: being prohibited from the third lane they have to move over to an inside lane as soon as they join the motorway.
The Department of Transport will monitor the situation.