M65 motorway M65 motorway The M65 is a motorway in Lancashire, England. It runs from just south of Preston through the major junction of the M6 and M61 motorways, east past Darwen, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Nelson and ends at Colne. The M65 was opened in the following sections: The first section of the motorway was opened in 1981, connecting Burnley to Brierfield. Over the years, several extensions were made, the largest being the link from Whitebirk to the M6 and M61 motorways in 1997. This extension was the scene of a standoff between construction security workers and protesters (often known as 'eco-warriors').
Motorways in the Republic of Ireland continuous motorway, as well as a number of other projects, increased the total length of the country's motorway network to 916 km (570 miles). Planned new road construction will possibly lead to there being almost 1100 km (700 miles) of motorway by 2035, subject to the availability of funding. Motorways in Ireland have a set of restrictions, which prohibit certain traffic from using the road. The following classes of traffic are not allowed on Irish motorways: Rules for driving on motorways include the following: The general motorway speed limit is 120 km/h (75mph). "For more on motorway specification in general,