Category:Ringway 3

Sources for the component parts of Ringway 3 are collected here.

Introduction

Abercrombie's D-Ring as precursor MT 106/413 includes written confirmation that several sections used D-Ring protected lines MT 95/85 includes plans of the D-ring at locations that match known routings of Ringway 3 GLC discussing only three ring roads

Ringway 3 as route for long-distance traffic MT 106/413, related to 'D-Ring' being constructed entirely as motorway in 1966 Ministry plan for Outer Orbital motorway M45 MT 112/67

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Northern Section

Route, M1 - Bignell's Corner This line is a best-guess and no source documents whatsoever have been found for an official line between Bushey and Bignell's Corner. However, there are some Geographia maps with a potential route on them. M31 Consultants' Report has outline of route, although it does not quite reach Bignell's Corner Route, Bignell's Corner - Potter's Bar As built before 1973 Route, Potter's Bar - A12 As planned before 1973 Unbuilt junction at A11 T 319/2655 includes plans of this

Use of M16 designation before opening T 319/2655 has plans of "M16 motorway" between A10 and M11, which match precisely what is now M25 Use of temporary A1178 number Incorporated into full-circle M25

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Eastern Section

Route, A12 - A20

AT 56/98 confirms that what is now M25 between M11 and Dartford was programmed as Ringway 3/M16

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Southern Section

Route, A20 - Addington MT 120/169 has outline route Route, Addington - Thames MT 120/169 includes outline route Alternative route, Addington - Chessington Consultants still investigating routes in 1971 MT 120/272 indicates possible routes between M4 and A20 under investigation, in memo dated September 1971

Newspaper report concerning "final route" HLG 159/1318 indicates a plan was published in Sutton and Cheam Advertiser, 23/07/1970, but so far we have been unable to track down that particular edition of this newspaper No final route ever selected MT 120/272 and HLG 159/321 both suggest the route was with consultants in 1971, and the final report of their findings was not due Engineering standards MT 120/272 indicates urban dual-4 alignment changes to rural dual-3 at a grid line on the plans in the absence of detailed study on where the change should occur

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Western Section

Route, Thames - M3 Route, M3 - M4 - Yeading Route, options at Yeading Route, MoT option Yeading - South Oxhey Check (same as GLC route) Route, GLC option Yeading - South Oxhey Check (same as MoT route) MT 106/291 for 1964 route through Stanmore and Harrow to M1 junction 3 Ministry line v GLC line Settled in favour of Ministry line before GDLP inquiry, The Times, 13-03-71 HLG 159/321 has report comparing the two options

R3 connecting to M3 junction 1 R3 connecting to M3 at new junction at Upper Halliford (inc. reserved land and property dispute) MT 120/169 Cost comparison of Ministry and GLC route options HLG 159/321, including GLC argument that their line was "more accessible" Previous plans for D-Ring and to link M1 and Heathrow by dual carriageway MT 106/291 Memo indicating urban or rural motorway standard MT 106/413 File suggesting route number M16 between A4020 and M1 MT 106/118 Hansard, 07-11-72 Ringway 3 still at least partially in roads programme in 1977 Hansard, 05-04-77 Also appears in Policy for Roads: England 1978 as M4-A4020 and A4020-M1 schemes, before being shown "withdrawn without replacement" some time after 1 Feb 1978 in Policy for Roads: England 1980.