West Cross Route
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The West Cross Route (WCR) is a 0.75 mile (1.2 km) segment of
The WCR opened in 1970, together with Westway. It was formerly the M41 motorway; its status was downgraded to an
Context
- See London Ringways for a detailed history
The WCR and the other roads planned in the 1960s for
The WCR was originally the designation for the western section of
At the northern end, had the road been built in full, the entry and exit ramps to and from the elevated roundabout with the Westway would have been slip roads. The main route would have continued north beneath the roundabout into North Kensington and on to the junction with the North Cross Route at Harlesden. The alignment of the slip roads leaves a wide space between for the unbuilt carriageway. On the north side of the roundabout, two short stubs indicate the starting point of the slip roads that would have been provided for traffic joining or leaving the northern section of the WCR.
South of the Holland Park roundabout, which the WCR would have passed above on a flyover, the route would have continued along the alignment of the West London Line passing over
Reclaim the Streets street party
On 13 July 1996,[2] around 6,000 protesters took over part of the elevated motorway for over eight hours from around midday, played sound-systems and danced in a protest organised by the direct action collective Reclaim the Streets. Sand was placed on the motorway for young children to play on,[3] and a banner carrying the Situationist International slogan "The Society That Abolishes Every Adventure Makes Its Own Abolition the Only Possible Adventure" was raised.[4] Hidden underneath dancers walking on stilts and wearing huge, wire-supported dresses, environmental activists drilled holes in the tarmac and planted trees.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ Jukes, Steven. "Pathetic Motorways". pathetic.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Protesters' party bars motorway". The Independent. 14 July 1996. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Reclaim the streets". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ISBN 9781403960337.
- ^ RTS: Street Party '96
- ^ rockingthecity (22 June 2006), Reclaim The Streets, London, 1996, M41, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 10 October 2017
Bibliography
- Asher, Wayne. 2018. Rings Around London - Orbital Motorways and The Battle For Homes Before Roads. ISBN 978-1-85414-421-8