SPAGHETTI JUNCTION BIRMINGHAM - Flying Drone over UK’s most viral Highway I Gravehill Interchange

The development of the interchange was approved and announced in August 1968 by the then Minister of Transport, Richard Marsh. Construction was expected to take three years and to cost £8m.The work was led by chief engineer Roy Foot.There were a number of objections and protests over the interchange, particularly a campaign to "save our fish" to relocate a quarter of a million fish from a pool that would be removed as part of the engineering work.
One stipulation in construction was that the canal towpaths running underneath the junction need to have sufficient clearance to allow horses. Work was mostly complete by May 1970, and attracted attention of local residents. By the following September, several motorists were found to have been driving illegally along it, and children had found it a useful shortcut to school. In early 1972, Viking Motors ran a return service from Burton-on-Trent to the interchange for 65p return.


The interchange at night, as seen from a police helicopter
The junction was opened on 24 May 1972 by the then Secretary of State for the Environment, Peter Walker.The opening was delayed by several months because of "box girder inspections".These followed the interim report of the Merrison Enquiry set up following the collapse of similar box girder bridges in Australia and Wales.Birmingham City Council saw the junction as a potential opportunity to attract visitors to the city, and proposed a Grand Prix involving the interchange.

The junction has undergone major repair work several times since, owing to the very heavy traffic through the junction and, allegedly, cost-saving measures during its construction. In November 2007, a sliproad running from the Tyburn Road onto the Aston Expressway was closed to undergo urgent repair works. Upon inspection, it was found that Spaghetti Junction itself was in need of repair work because salt and grit had weakened the joints in the structure. By 2009, it was estimated that 1¼ billion vehicles had travelled through the junction, and although structural defects had been found, the overall structure was stable enough to continue carrying traffic.

South-east of the junction, the M6 is on the elevated Bromford Viaduct – the longest viaduct in the UK.

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