Junction 32 of the A14

These shots are of Junction 32 of the A14 at Histon in Cambridgeshire before,during and after construction of the A45 Cambridge Northern Bypass, now the A14. Work started in 1976 and the road was opened on 21st December 1978. The pictures are arranged in chronological order. What was once a fairly rural location is now a notoriously busy and congested trunk road. Looking back at these shots 35 years ago, what stands out is the lack of a health and safety regime at the time. No construction staff appear to be wearing hard hats or hi vis jackets. There was also no objection to me clambering up ladders and piles of sand to get these photos. How times have changed.

A line of ancient cars are held up at temporary traffic lights by the passage of a massive earth mover across the old B1049. The view is looking towards Histon with the houses on Lone Tree Avenue on the left. 17th July 1977

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A line of ancient cars are held up at temporary traffic lights by the passage of a massive earth mover across the old B1049. The view is looking towards Histon with the houses on Lone Tree Avenue on the left. 17th July 1977