Motorway fork sign

A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.

Forward destinations: The NORTH; Leeds; (M62).

Exit destinations: Wakefield; Dewsbury; A638.

Junction number: 40.

Uniquely, the designers of the Smart Motorway on the M1 here between junctions 39 and 42 didn't use overhead gantries for all the signs - several junctions use these normal "fork" signs on the verge, made far bigger than usual. It's not clear why but they look weirdly oversized as you go past.

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