M69 motorway

M69
M69
	M69 highlighted in blue ; Shown with UK motorway network
Route information
	Maintained by National Highways
Length	15.7 mi (25.3 km)
Existed	1976–present
History	Constructed 1976–77
Major junctions
North-east end	Leicester
	; M6 motorway; / ; M1 motorway
South-west end	Coventry
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary; destinations	Nuneaton, Hinckley
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The M69 is a 15.7-mile-long (25 km) dual three-lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England. It runs between junction 21 of the M1 near Leicester and junction 2 of the M6 near Coventry. It opened in 1977.

History

The motorway, also known at the time as the 'Coventry – Leicester Motorway'^[1] was completed in 1977 following a public inquiry in 1972.^[2] It took traffic from the A46, which was subsequently downgraded.

Route

Starting at the north-eastern suburbs of Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, the motorway crosses the Coventry Canal and then continues north-east past Bulkington and west of Wolvey before turning more easterly to run south of Hinckley (junction 2, known locally as 'Reacharound Island' because of the limited slip roads). It then crosses the Birmingham to Peterborough railway line terminating in the vicinity of suburban Enderby and Braunstone to the south-west of Leicester junction 3, where it meets the M1 with continuation along the A5460/A563 towards Leicester.

The M69 has no motorway service area given that this function is fulfilled at present by Leicester Forest East services and Corley services in close proximity to the start and end points of this relatively short motorway.

Proposed developments

There is an aspiration to construct a new slip road and road bridge for traffic travelling southbound on the M1 to join the M69.^[3]

Plans for a service station were announced in November 2023, to be located at junction one at the Stretton Baskerville roundabout. Welcome Break's application will be the first service station for the route.^[4] The route has been without services for over 50 years and currently has a 26-mile unserviced stretch, which exceeds the government's maximum recommendation of 14 miles between heavy goods vehicle stations.^[5]

Junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Junction	Destinations	Notes
Warwickshire	Coventry	0	0	M6 J2^{[coord 1]}	M6 – Birmingham, Manchester A4600 – Coventry A46 – Coventry	road continues south as A46
Warwickshire	—	6.2	10.0	1^{[coord 2]}	A5 – Tamworth, Rugby B4109 – Hinckley
Leicestershire	—	8.9	14.3	2^{[coord 3]}	B4669 – Hinckley, Sapcote	No Northbound entrance or Southbound exit
Leicestershire	Leicester	15.7	25.3	M1 J21^{[coord 4]}	M1 – Nottingham, Northampton, London A5460 – Leicester
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

Coordinate list

References

^ "Motorways Programme HC Deb 4 May 1971 vol 816 cc332-5W". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 4 May 1971. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ The Motorway Archive – M69 Archived 16 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "M1/M69 Public Consultation Information – The new solution". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ Amy Phipps & Julia Breens (11 November 2023). Plans for first service station on M69 near Burbage. BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ Bid to build new motorway service station in Leicestershire would be first for M69 after almost 50 years. Leicester Mercury (11 November 2023). Retrieved 14 November 2023.

External links

KML file (edit • help)

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The Motorway Archive – M69

[6] 52°26′14″N 1°25′24″W / 52.4372°N 1.4232°W / 52.4372; -1.4232 (Junction 2 of M6)

[7] 52°30′54″N 1°21′41″W / 52.5150°N 1.3613°W / 52.5150; -1.3613 (Junction 1 of M69)

[8] 52°32′25″N 1°19′00″W / 52.5402°N 1.3168°W / 52.5402; -1.3168 (Junction 2 of M69)

[9] 52°36′02″N 1°11′42″W / 52.6005°N 1.1951°W / 52.6005; -1.1951 (Junction 3 of M69)

[1] "Motorways Programme HC Deb 4 May 1971 vol 816 cc332-5W". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 4 May 1971. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

[ma-2] The Motorway Archive – M69 Archived 16 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "M1/M69 Public Consultation Information – The new solution". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

[4] Amy Phipps & Julia Breens (11 November 2023). Plans for first service station on M69 near Burbage. BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[5] Bid to build new motorway service station in Leicestershire would be first for M69 after almost 50 years. Leicester Mercury (11 November 2023). Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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v t e Strategic road network in England
South West	M4 M5 M32 M48 M49 A4 A30 A36 A38 A40 A46 A303
Area 3 (South)	M3 M4 M27 M271 A3(M) A308(M) A404(M) A3 A27 A31 A34 A303 A404
Area 4 (South East)	M2 M20 M23 A2 A20 A21 A23 A26 A27 A259 A2070
Area 5 (DBFO) (M25 links)	M1 M3 M4 M11 M20 M25 M26 A1(M) A1 A2 A3 A13 A20 A23 A30 A40 A282 A316 A405 A1089 A3113
East	M1 M11 A1(M) A1 A5 A11 A12 A14 A47 A120 A141 A414 A421 A428 A1307
Area 7 (East Midlands)	M1 M6 M45 M69 A1 A5 A6 A14 A38 A42 A43 A45 A46 A50 A52 A453 A516 A5111
Area 9 (West Midlands)	M5 M6 M40 M42 M50 M54 M69 A5 A38 A40 A45 A46 A49 A50 A446 A449 A458 A483 A500 A4510 A5148
North West	M6 M53 M55 M56 M57 M58 M60 M61 M62 M65 M66 M67 M602 A74(M) A627(M) A41 A55 A56 A66 A483 A494 A550 A556 A585 A590 A595 A663 A5036 A5103 A5117
Area 12 (Yorks/Lincs)	M1 M18 M62 M180 M181 M606 M621 A1(M) A1 A57 A61 A63 A64 A160 A162 A180 A616 A628 A1033
Area 14 (North East)	A1(M) A66(M) A194(M) A1 A19 A66 A184 A696
Other DBFO	M1 M40 M62 A1(M) A6 A19 A30 A35 A50 A69 A168 A174 A249 A417 A419 A1053
Toll roads	M6 Toll