Churchbridge is a

road junction A junction is where two or more roads meet. History Roads began as a means of linking locations of interest: towns, forts and geographic features such as river fords. Where roads met outside of an existing settlement, these junctions often led ...

situated between Churchbridge and

Bridgtown Bridgtown is an industrial town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District of Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the A5 between Cannock and Great Wyrley. There are multiple industrial and retail estates around the town as well as re ...

in Staffordshire. It links the A5,

A34 A34 or A-34 may refer to: Roads * A34 autoroute (France), connecting Sedan and Reims * A34 highway (Sri Lanka), connecting Mankulam and Mullaitivu * A34 road (England), connecting Winchester, Hampshire to Salford * A34 road (Isle of Man), connectin ...

, and A460 to the adjacent

M6 Toll The M6 Toll, referred to on signs as the Midland Expressway (originally named the Birmingham Northern Relief Road or BNRR), and stylised as M6toll, connects M6 Junction 3a at the Coleshill Interchange to M6 Junction 11A at Wolverhampton with ...

. The junction is a magic gyratory, which means that it is similar to a magic roundabout, except that the constituent roundabouts are connected by lengths of roadway. The current junction layout was created in 2002–2003, incorporating the M6 Toll. The junction is a source of

congestion Congestion may refer to: Medicine *Excessive fluid in tissues, vessels, or both, including: ** Edema, abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, manifesting as swelling *** Peripheral edema, edema in peripheral body parts such as limbs ...

. The

Highways Agency National Highways, formerly the Highways Agency and later Highways England, is a State-owned enterprise, government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving Roads in England, motorways and major A roads in England. It al ...

planned improvements in 2014, these were completed in early March 2015. The cost of the work is £2.9 million.

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