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In the west, it starts at junction 1 of the M4 Motorway at Gunnersbury , where it also meets the South Circular Road. It then goes via Gunnersbury Avenue, crossing Uxbridge Road onto Hanger Lane past Hanger Hill, then crosses the A40 Western Avenue and turns north-east and becomes the North Circular Road. It continues past Stonebridge Park Station , and crosses Harrow Road before continuing through Neasden . After crossing Edgware Road it has a junction with junction 1 of the M1 Motorway at Staples Corner . It then passes by the Brent Cross Shopping Centre and Brent Cross Interchange (with the A41 ), and goes between Golders Green and Hendon. It crosses the A1 at Finchley , forming the boundary between Finchley Central and East Finchley . It then goes north of St Pancras And Islington Cemetery where at Friern Barnet it becomes Pinkham Way with a short single lane section. Subsequently turning right into Bowes Road it becomes the North Circular Road again at Green Lanes, then Sterling Way after it crosses the A10 Great Cambridge Road. After it crosses Fore Street it becomes Angel Road which leads into the Lea Valley Viaduct as it crosses the River Lea . It becomes Southend Road and passes north of Walthamstow , crossing Woodford New Road at Waterworks Corner. Leaving the Southend Road at an elevated junction with the M11 Motorway above Charlie Brown's Roundabout, it turns south, passing Eastern Avenue at Redbridge Roundabout. It passes Romford Road to the west of Ilford , then crosses Barking Road in Barking , and ends at an interchange with the A13 Newham Way in Beckton . The road then links, via the free Woolwich Ferry across the River Thames , with the eastern end of the South Circular Road on the other side of the river. The part south of Eastern Avenue acts as a substitute for the M11 , which was originally intended to extend to the Woolwich ferry, but this southern extension proved too controversial. The section east of Waterworks Corner is relatively recent. Before it was built, the North Circular Road went to Gants Hill . This old stretch (Southend Road and Woodford Avenue) has been re-numbered the A1400. Although the route has alternate names at some points, it is generally referred to as the North Circular throughout for route planning purposes. The route is mostly grade separated Dual Carriageway from the A40 to the A13 except for the Drury Way/Brentfield Road junction, the Golders Green Road/Brent Street junction, Henlys Corner and Bounds Green - Green Lanes. In 2004 , Mayor of London Ken Livingstone promised limited improvements to the road, but he has received criticism for not approving earlier plans for widening the often heavily congested road at critical sections. London's successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics has increased speculation that the road will be upgraded to provide for adequate traffic during the Games. EXTERNAL LINKS |