| Comment | Most of the motorway went over a filthy, polluted, unused and dangerous canal at a time when there was zero appetite to regenerate the canal. The other sections went over what was considered overcrowded slum housing. All in all, the route was probably quite logical.
We can easily cry about the loss of old sandstone tenements today, but, at the time, the housing that was demolished was no longer fit for purpose. Whether the motorway got built or not, it's highly debatable whether those buildings would still be standing regardless. |
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