east of wanstead, the a12 runs roughly due east. it is known as eastern avenue, then eastern avenue west and eastern avenue east, built in the 1920s as a bypass for the section of the roman road from colchester to london running through ilford and romford (today's a118). the eastern end of the eastern avenue is gallows corner in the london borough of havering, just east of romford. the junction also marks the start-point of the a127 southend arterial road, also 1920s vintage. at the roundabout, an extemporised two-lane flyover still provides priority for a12 eastbound to a127 traffic (and vice versa). however, the a12 now veers roughly north-eastward, because it starts to follow the course of the roman road; the romans started building this road from colchester, their original capital for the province. however, the stretch from gallows corner to the junction with the m25 motorway, called colchester road, is still perfectly straight. the m25 junction is number 28; it also marks where the a12 crosses the boundary from london to essex.