Motorway gantry sign

A gantry spanning the motorway with blue overhead signs showing the following text.

Forward destinations: The NORTH WEST, Coventry (N), B'ham M6.

Exit destinations: A46 (M69) Coventry (E), Leicester [Solid triangle diversion symbol].

Junction number: 2.

Change Route: M69 Leicester

This complex junction was laid out for the arrival of the M69, with a roundabout, a big loop and some criss-cross braided sliproads. It was meant to have another big loop and some more sliproad spaghetti, but when the Coventry Eastern Bypass was built, it was bolted on with much less fuss.

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