Spaghetti Junction
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| Construction started | 1968 |
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| Opened | May 24, 1972 |
| Roads at junction | M6 |
| A38(M | |
| A5127 | |
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| ID | 2052265 |
About Spaghetti Junction
Gravelly Hill Interchange, also known as the Spaghetti Junction, is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38 Aston Expressway in the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham, England. The interchange was opened on 24 May 1972.
Sheffield lorry driver Brian Wilson, 90, says he is in for the long haul
... " Birmingham s infamous Spaghetti Junction causes him no problems, he says, but he gives London a miss...
Spaghetti Junction at 50: The father and son keeping it safe
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Spaghetti Junction at 50: What lies beneath?
... The vast majority of drivers on the M6 motorway know it simply as Spaghetti Junction - but how many know what lies underneath it? There s a perhaps surprising amount of greenery, a labyrinth of heavily-painted subways and pathways, two railway lines, three canals and two rivers...
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Spaghetti Junction at 50: The father and son keeping it safe
Spaghetti Junction at 50: The Father and son keeping it safe
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.It has been 50 Years since Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham, one of the UK's best-known Concrete Structures , was opened to motorists.
It is officially called Gravelly Hill Interchange and thousands of motorists travel through it Every Day . But beneath the traffic, a father and son team work together to maintain and keep the structure safe.
Michael Del-Giudice has helped maintain Spaghetti Junction for More Than 30 years and his son Lewis said conversations about the intertwining structure over The Dinner table inspired him to take up a job in engineering.
Lewis said learning from his father's experience " fills me with joy".
Michael admits he is a " proud dad" and loves his son's " positive attitude and enthusiasm" to keep Spaghetti Junction Standing Strong for 50 Years .
Source of news: bbc.com
