Nottingham, Derby
Smart Motorway gantry sign
A gantry structure spanning the motorway with electronic signals, blue signs showing an exit and the following text.
Exit destinations: A52 [Hollow diamond diversion symbol] [Hollow square diversion symbol] Nottingham, Derby.
Forward destinations: The SOUTH, London, Leicester M1 [Hollow circle diversion symbol].
Junction number: 25.
Our hard shoulder ends here, since this is where the motorway widening project stopped. A left or right turn at this junction gets you another road without a hard shoulder, the A52, a fast dual carriageway between Nottingham and Derby that requires quick wits thanks to its semi-urban setting and rapid fire junctions.