 The predicted demand was that of 75,000 vehicles per day by 1990 and a need for a dual 3-lane motorway.Two corridors were identified for a possible new motorway route, and a third option to possibly upgrade existing roads.The route could have followed the A5 Corridor to the M6 South of Gailey, at junction 12, or a new corridor could have been established to the M6, north-east of Featherstone, at junction 11.