A6144(M) motorway ceased being a special road on 25 May 2006 losing its motorway status. It is now subject to a 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit and is classified as the A6144. The road through Sale retained the A6144 number, meaning that there are two branches (and two junctions with the M60 motorway) with the same road number. Despite losing motorway status, the road still prohibits pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders. Following the change of signage on 25 May 2006, two marker posts, the A6144(M) confirmation sign and a lay-by warning sign are privately preserved. A6144(M) motorway The A6144(M) was a
M60 motorway and not when the road was built. Provided below is an incomplete list of the Statutory Instruments relating to the route of the M60. The junctions on the M60 are very closely spaced together, with an average distance of between junctions. The recommended junction spacing for motorways is every . By comparison, the M6 motorway has an average distance of between junctions. Data from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information. Hyde, M., O'Rourke, A. and Portland, P. "Around the M60: Manchester's Orbital Motorway". Altrincham: AMCD Publishers, 2004. M60 motorway The M60 motorway, Manchester Ring