The A5268 is Chester's Inner Ring Road. The road, which was built to dual carriageway standard, has roundabouts and traffic lights. Its purpose was to enable the pedestrianisation of Chester.
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 The new opening in the City Walls created for the A5268 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 1.9 mi (3.1 km) |
| Existed | 1966–present |
| Major junctions | |
| Orbital around Chester | |
 A540A56 A51  A483 A548 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
Construction
editWork involved demolishing a large tract of properties through Nicholas Street and Watergate Street and building a flyover across the North Wales Mainline railway. A new opening also had to be constructed through Chester's city walls. In 1966 St Martin's Gate was opened by Minister of Transport, Barbara Castle.[1] The whole inner ring road project was completed by 1972.
History
editIt was constructed in the 1960s to divert traffic from through the city centre.[2] The through-traffic function of the road was superseded in 1976 by the construction of Chester's southerly by-pass.
References
edit- ^ http://www.chesterwalls.info/martins.html St Martin's Gate
- ^ http://www.chesterwalls.info/gallery/ringroad.html Chester Inner Ring Road