M32 motorway diversion route, creating further traffic and congestion. The M32 forms a bottleneck at its northern end as it is the only link between the M4 and the A4174 Bristol Ring Road. In 2015, Chris Skidmore, Member of Parliament for Kingswood, launched the Gateway2Growth campaign, which would see a new road running from the M4 at Emersons Green to the A4174. Highways England are concerned that the M32, especially its elevated sections, will reach its planned end-of-life around 2020. Urgent works were recommended on the Eastville Viaduct in particular, which had deficient surfacing, barriers and lighting. A speed limit was placed
M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle 1562 M32s were produced. The M32 entered service with the US Army in July 1943. They served in the Italian Campaign, Operation Overlord, and many other battles in the European Theater of Operations. The A1 variants, which were converted by Baldwin Locomotive in 1945, also served until the end of the Korean War. The M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle replaced the M32B1A1s after the Korean War in 1954 after the production of heavier tanks such as the M46 Patton. The M32 was considered inadequate for its role as an armored recovery vehicle, especially during the Korean War, because of the narrow