Other Important Routes That Are Not Part of The Grid System
There are other roads in Milton Keynes that could superficially be considered part of the grid system. Wolverton Road, formerly the A422, runs right from Stony Stratford to Newport Pagnell and functions as a grid road for much of its route (although with traffic calming measures). Indeed, the 1970 masterplan for Milton Keynes proposes that the stretch from New Bradwell to the M1 Motorway bridge (near Newport Pagnell services) would be part of the H2.
The A5130 road skirts the eastern edge of Milton Keynes forming an important route to Junction 14 of the M1 and is a de facto V12. Part of this route is currently proposed for downgrading into a densely built, slow-speed, mixed mode "City Street". This proposal has met local opposition and the alternative option of upgrading it into a full grid road has been put forward by some town councillors. Interestingly, in a discussion document considered at a meeting of the Milton Keynes Partnership, features this suggestion being put forward and immediately being dismissed without explanation. Recently according to the MK News newspaper a number of local parish councils voted 22 in favour and one abstaining to oppose the A5130 downgrading plans as they go against the nature of the grid system.
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