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M65. Calder Valley Motorway
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Construction started

Opened to traffic

M6 to Whitebirk. West of StanworthMarch 1994December 1997
M6 to Whitebirk. East of StanworthMarch 1995
Whitebirk to HyndburnJanuary 1983December 1984
Hyndburn to BurnleyAugust 1981December 1983

NOTE: Because of the complexities of funding and building the Burnley to Colne section (a Highway Authority scheme), there were a number of advanced contracts on each of the sections, which are not included below.

Burnley to BrierfieldMarch 1978October 1981
Brierfield to NelsonAugust 1982December 1983
Nelson to ColneNovember 1986September 1988