This Day in History: 1961-11-22
The £ 60,000 by-pass at Ramsey was started in 1939, and was opened to traffic on the 22 nd November 1961 – 22 years after work began. There was no ceremonial opening . The obstructions at either end of the by-pass were removed and motorists crept cautiously on to the new road wondering whether it would be all right to proceed. Work stopped on the by-pass at the outbreak of war in 1939 and did not start again until 1960. The uncompleted portion was camouflaged during the war in case it was mistaken by enemy airmen for a landing-strip.
