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What if, instead of building the first section of M6 motorway from Birmingham to Preston, the UK govt built a M41 motorway following the A41 from Wolverhampton all the way to Chester then Birkenhead then Liverpool via the Mersey tunnels.

Also again following the A34, built a M34 motorway from the NE of Birmingham through Walsall, Stafford , Stoke-on-Trent, then up to Manchester.

Then on the east of Birmingham, a M45 motorway was built following the A45, past the airport towards Coventry where it would meet the current M45 to connect the network to London. This would negate the need to build the current M6 to north of Rugby

Would this be possible, especially around the early '70's when the M6 was first built.?

How would the NIMBY and Green lobby react?

Would it help traffic flow having 2 motorways built instead of having just the one north of Birmingham, especially as the current M6 is always near to capacity?

Regards filers
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