BPR won a competitive interview to develop the design of 
architectural and artistic interpretations of a road widening 
programme to ease traffic congestion along the A 13 between the 
East India Dock Link Tunnel and the A 117 Junction at Beckton. At 
present the Borough of Newham is split in two by the A 13 which 
is intrusive, massive and irrevocable. A clear visual identity was 
established for the road so that its ambiguous relationship of serving 
but alienating the community is resolved and the A13 becomes 
a meaningful artery. The divided community is reunited by strong 
pedestrian linkages providing safe and sheltered routes. The foot 
& cycle bridges are articulated as distinctive sculptural symbols 
of connection. The insertion of a ship wreck at Canning Town 
roundabout and adoption of giant spark plugs at the section flyover 
refelcts the boroughs vital and historic contribution to the docks, the 
British empire, manufacturing of ships and steam engines and more 
recently the motor industry at Dagenham.