The M54 is a 23-mile (37km) east-west motorway in the English counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire. It is also referred to as the Telford Motorway, after the road's primary westbound destination, the new town of Telford. The motorway cost £65 million to construct, and is two-lane dual carriageway for the majority of its length, with sections of three-lane.
The M54 spur connects the M6 motorway near Essington, Staffordshire with the A5 trunk road at Wellington, Shropshire. The motorway forms part of the strategic route to North Wales, roughly following the path of the Roman Watling Street and the A5 north-westwards, towards the port of Holyhead. It is the only motorway in Shropshire, and forms a vital part of the county's road network. The motorway handles an AADT of between 50,300 (J2-3) and 41,800 (J4-5) vehicles.
History
Planning
The idea of the M54 was originally presented due to the high volumes of traffic on the A5, London to Holyhead road which was largely constructed by civil engineer Thomas Telford in the early 19th century following the route of the RomanWatling Street, which connected Rochester, Kent with Wroxeter, Shropshire. The initial plan for a motorway following the M54's present route was therefore designed to alleviate the roads which handled the commercial traffic to the port of Holyhead, destined for Ireland. With the proposal in the early 1960s for a new town to provide an overspill housing area for the West Midlands conurbation, then named Dawley New Town (designated as Telford in 1967), the M54 was becoming more likely to be built; the government also wanted to increase transport provision to the rest of Shropshire.
Neil Slade, who oversaw the deal, said ... Positioned on LachesClose off Station Road, the property provided convenient access to the national motorway network, with both the M6 and M54 lying within three miles of the building ... Previous Article ... .
... keen to capitalise on its specification and its key location – sited less than a mile from Junctions 4 and 5 of the M54, the property provides easy access to the wider motorway network.
Can you guess where it is? (Picture. Getty Images) ...Ludlow ... Shrewsbury ... As it’s in the Midlands, there’s the M54 motorway that connects with the M6 which will take you north or south. From London, you can take the M1 and then the M6 to get on the M54 ... ....
Emergency services were called to the M54 motorway near Tong, Shrops., after the high-performance luxury motor crashed and burst into flames this morning (Fri) ... .
The McLaren 720S crashed on the M54 motorway, near Tong in Shropshire, on the morning of Friday February 2... The M54 motorway between junctions three and two where West Midlands Ambulance Service say they were called to reports of the luxury car crash.
‘’The estate is easily accessible from Junction 4 and Junction 5 of the M54 Motorway, with prominence to StaffordPark 1, the main thoroughfare through Stafford Park Industrial Estate, and the new ...
... at WolfPack at J1 of the M54.” ... “The brand-new facility is perfectly located for us to service the whole of the UK with immediate access to the UK motorway network at junction one of the M54.
... scheme around Junction 10 of the M6 currently being undertaken by Walsall Council and Highways England is completed, providing users with wider motorway access to the M5, M42, M6 Toll and M54.”.
... scheme around Junction 10 of the M6 currently being undertaken by Walsall Council and Highways England is completed, thereby providing wider motorway access to the M5, M42, M6 Toll and M54,” he added.
The development is adjacent to Junction 1 of the M54 motorway and the national motorway network and will benefit from the proposed link between the M54, M6, and M6 Toll. Sam Robinson, director, industrial and logistics at Colliers, said ...NextArticle. .
The boring motorway part of our journey sped by under ... Fed up with motorway miles, we headed west just north of Birmingham on the M54 then A5, towards Shrewsbury and Oswestry, and the border with Wales.
Motorways and major roads in various parts of the country have been ... Protests have targeted mainly three-lane motorways, such as the M4, M25, M54 and M62, according to FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox.
Motorways and major roads in various parts of the country have been ... Protests have targeted mainly three-lane motorways, such as the M4, M25, M54 and M62, according to FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox.
Motorways and major roads in various parts of the country have been ... Protests have targeted mainly three-lane motorways, such as the M4, M25, M54 and M62, according to FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox.
