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M69
Route information
Length	15.7 mi (25.3 km)
Existed	1976 (1976)–present
History	Constructed 1976–77
Major junctions
North end	Leicester
Major intersections	M6 motorway M1 motorway
South 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 (25.3 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' was completed in 1977 following a public inquiry in 1972. It took traffic from the A46, which was subsequently downgraded.

Route

Starting at the northeastern suburbs of Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, the motorway crosses the Coventry Canal and then continues northeast past Bulkington and west of Wolvey before turning more easterly to run south of Hinckley. It then crosses the Birmingham to Peterborough railway line before ending on the southwestern edge of Leicester.

The motorway has no services.

Proposed developments

M1/M69 Junction

There is an aspiration to construct a new slip road and road bridge for traffic travelling southbound on the M1 south to join the M69. The M1 would also be widened to dual 4 lane or dual 5 lane between junctions 21 and 21a.

In popular culture

Since the completion of the M69 motorway linking Coventry and Leicester, the motorway's number has given its name to the derby between the two football clubs playing in each city – Coventry City and Leicester City. These two clubs are rivals in the M69 derby.

Junctions

Note: M69 runs south-westerly / north-easterly for the entire route.

See also

• List of motorways in the United Kingdom

References

1. "Motorways Programme HC Deb 4 May 1971 vol 816 cc332-5W". Hansard. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
2. The Motorway Archive – M69
3. "M1/M69 Public Consultation Information – The new solution". Highways Agency. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
4. Junction coordinates from OpenStreetMap

External links

• The Motorway Archive – M69

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