Chapter 1 - A history of the "motorway concept" before such construction began in the UK
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Published:2004
Allen D. W. Smith, OBE, FREng, FICE, Robert C. D. Baldwin, BA, MLitt, MRIN, FLS, 2004. "Chapter 1 - A history of the "motorway concept" before such construction began in the UK", The Motorway Achievement: Volume 1: The British Motorway System: Visualisation, Policy andAdministration, Peter Baldwin, KCB, MA, FKC, FCIT, Hon.FIHT, CIMgt, FRSA, Robert Baldwin, BA, MLitt, MRIN, FLS
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The broad historical perspective
Highways legislation and the concerns of the legislature
Implications of industrial growth and speedier road traffic
Campaigning for new roads and motorways: 1902 - 1919
Motor transport in the period 1919-1939
The impact of the PIARC Conferences of 1926 and 1930
The Canadian dimension and its consequences for the UK
The PIARC Conference of 1934 and its consequences
The first institutional proposals for motorways in Britain
Road issues in the war years, 1939-1945
Road issues in the post war years, 1946 to 1958
A summary conclusion
