In article , John Rowland
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The slip road is too big a piece of land to lie unused in
this expensive part of London without a reason. Has it seen any use since
the M1 was extended?

I couldn't tell you when, but it was used at least once when the normal
exit was blocked for overnight maintenance work.

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"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote in message
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In article , John Rowland
writes

The slip road is too big a piece of land to lie unused in
this expensive part of London without a reason.
Has it seen any use since the M1 was extended?

I couldn't tell you when, but it was used at least once when
the normal exit was blocked for overnight maintenance work.

Thanks. Its existence can't be crucial, though, because AFAIK the comparable
n/b slip no longer exists, even though if it did exist it could still be
used for n/b traffic when the normal *entrance* was blocked for maintenance
work (obviously the s/b traffic would have to be diverted via the s/b slip
as well). Oh, hang on, do you mean the exit at *Junction 2* was closed?

AFA the southbound slip is concerned, I'm beginning to wonder why it it was
closed at all. It would be very useful for people living in Hendon if it was
reopened permanently and called Junction 3. Either that or build on it, but
at the moment its just a waste of land.

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"John Rowland" wrote in message ...
"Clive D. W. Feather" wrote in message
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I couldn't tell you when, but it was used at least once when
the normal exit was blocked for overnight maintenance work.

Thanks. Its existence can't be crucial, though, because AFAIK the comparable
n/b slip no longer exists, even though if it did exist it could still be
used for n/b traffic when the normal *entrance* was blocked for maintenance
work (obviously the s/b traffic would have to be diverted via the s/b slip
as well). Oh, hang on, do you mean the exit at *Junction 2* was closed?

The exit at Junction 2 was closed for a good while (several months)
around 1996-7, but the slip wasn't opened for that. Never worked out
why.

AFA the southbound slip is concerned, I'm beginning to wonder why it it was
closed at all. It would be very useful for people living in Hendon if it was
reopened permanently and called Junction 3. Either that or build on it, but
at the moment its just a waste of land.

True. When I worked in Colindale it was a right pain trekking far
enough east to be able to hit the A1 northbound and get onto the M1.
Often the best way was to take the A1 southbound and find a place to
make a U-turn.

"Alistair Bell" wrote in message
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"John Rowland" wrote in message
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AFA the southbound slip is concerned, I'm beginning
to wonder why it it was closed at all. It would be very
useful for people living in Hendon if it was reopened
permanently and called Junction 3. Either that or build
on it, but at the moment its just a waste of land.

True. When I worked in Colindale it was a right pain
trekking far enough east to be able to hit the A1
northbound and get onto the M1. Often the best way
was to take the A1 southbound and find a place to
make a U-turn.

There aren't any places to make U-turns until the Holders Hill Road
junction. Your best route from Colindale would have been Aerodrome Road -
Greyhound Hill - Church End - Church Road - Sunny Gardens Road - A1 - M1.

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Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:04:45 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:


There aren't any places to make U-turns until the Holders Hill Road
junction. Your best route from Colindale would have been Aerodrome Road -
Greyhound Hill - Church End - Church Road - Sunny Gardens Road - A1 - M1.

Mornington Crescent.

"Richard Buttrey" wrote in
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:04:45 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:


There aren't any places to make U-turns until the Holders Hill Road
junction. Your best route from Colindale would have been Aerodrome Road -
Greyhound Hill - Church End - Church Road - Sunny Gardens Road - A1 - M1.

Mornington Crescent.

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