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A5 About the Road The original London to Holyhead road was originally built following the government identifying the need to construct a road to improve communication between London and Dublin, following the 1900 Act of Unification. A number of turnpikes between London and Shrewsbury were purchased by the government and, where necessary, new roads were built to connect the turnpikes together. Beyond Shrewsbury, the engineer Thomas Telford constructed the new road (liking existing sections of road where possible) up to Holyhead, where ships would take mail and cargo over to Ireland. The project was completed with the opening of the Menai Bridge in 1826. In more recent years, the route's overall importance has declined, although it still provides a number of major links. South of Rugby, most of the road has been overshadowed by the M1, whilst the M6 carries most of the traffic through the West Midlands - and even on to Holyhead using the A55.
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