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The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city.

The M4 into London was one of the UK's earliest and most ambitious motorway projects. It was bold, pioneering... and almost instantly regretted.

An introduction to what I write, and why I write it, and where my strange new road sign simulator fits in to all this.

It was specially designed never to be noticed. And now it's disappearing, nobody has noticed its absence. It's London's own bespoke street light.

The wait is over! The full map of the Ringways, London’s unbuilt urban motorway network, is now online. Not even the system's planners had anything like this.

Kent County Council is run by eurosceptic nationalists. So why are they putting EU flags on their road signs?

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.

In July 2024, a new Government entered office with a very different set of priorities. What does it mean for a faltering roads programme?

It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.

In 2022, Manchester City Council say they reduced the speed limit on the Mancunian Way to 30mph. But it’s not clear if they did. It’s not even clear if they can.

Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?

National Highways are spending a third of a billion pounds rebuilding one of the most congested junctions on the M25. Is it money well spent?

Oxford's Zero Emission Zone is just a trial, but transport policy in Oxford has become the catalyst for pitched battles and drawn in protestors from across the UK. What's happening to this genteel university town?

It’s been a quiet year for Roads.org.uk, but we will be back to our usual schedule soon.

We’ve spent years documenting the unbuilt urban motorway network planned for London. Today we’re unveiling more new routes that have never been seen before!

A national system of road numbers radiating from a central point suggests there is… well, a central point. But if you go looking for it you’ll find it doesn’t exist.

There have been rumours for months. Now the announcement has been made - “all new Smart Motorways scrapped”. What does this mean and who are the winners?