The Motorway Achievement, Volume 1: Visualisation of the British Motorway System: Policy and Administration

The creation of the UK motorway network in the second half of the 20th century facilitated a dramatic improvement in the mobility of people and goods and contributed greatly to the prosperity enjoyed today.Key coverage * Recounts the many attempts to promote substantial road improvement and new road planning in the first half of the 20th century* Includes a reprint of Sir Frederick Cook's seminal report along with other papers reflecting the altered attitude to motorways * An account of Harold Watkinson's contribution, who, though not the first to announce a motorway, did more than most Ministers of Transport to initiate the motorway programme * Economic appraisal and forecasting techniques used * The technical problems that had to be mastered in the persistent search for better value for money * How the Transport Research Laboratory contributed to better safety through its interest in engineering, materials and design * Chapter devoted to geometric design