The Highways Agency is to reconsider the alignment of a flyover for the A1 at Markham Moor, in Nottinghamshire.
The plans would create a junction that would flatten Britain’s only architecturally important Little Chef.
The building was designed as a petrol station in the late 1950s and Little Chef converted it to a restaurant 15 years ago.
Sam Scorer, an innovative architect, designed the property which is in the path of a slip road, part of a flyover and roundabouts where the A57 meets the Great North Road.
Work could start next year once a final decision is made. An alternative route is also under consideration for the slip road to avoid demolition of the Little Chef.
References: The Guardian 05/01/04 page 7
