telstarbox
Established Member
With HS2 soon to start I found this film of the construction of the first section of the M1 interesting.
Some of the challenges are the same as today - particularly fitting the alignment around existing infrastructure and unfavourable weather!
The design team used technology of the 1950s such as helicopter surveillance, short wave radio and on-site refuelling. However there was no CAD or emails on smartphones, with all the drawing being done by hand ( in imperial units).
If anyone on here was involved in the early motorway schemes it would be interesting to hear your experiences.
Some of the challenges are the same as today - particularly fitting the alignment around existing infrastructure and unfavourable weather!
The design team used technology of the 1950s such as helicopter surveillance, short wave radio and on-site refuelling. However there was no CAD or emails on smartphones, with all the drawing being done by hand ( in imperial units).
If anyone on here was involved in the early motorway schemes it would be interesting to hear your experiences.