A herd of 3D zebras 11 August 2020
Last year we reported on an experimental "3D" zebra crossing. It turns out they're multiplying... if you know where to look!
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Imperfectly Odd: the A601(M) 27 July 2020
In this first Imperfectly Odd outing, we take a trip to northern Lancashire to see one of the most peculiar motorways in the UK, and one with the strangest history.
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Changing the charge 21 June 2020
Wide ranging changes to London's Congestion Charge take effect this week. Are they truly temporary?
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The thrill of the open road 10 June 2020
Three more commemorative booklets have been added to the website, published at the opening of three very different motorway projects.
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The lockdown quiz: answers 29 April 2020
Last week we set you 50 tricky road-based quiz questions. Suffer no longer - here are the answers!
The lockdown quiz 21 April 2020
Something to feed your interest in roads and help pass the time while we're all spending more time at home: we present the first ever roads.org.uk quiz!
The next five years 07 April 2020
A look inside the second Road Investment Strategy, which promises £27.4bn of investment and upgrades to trunk roads over the next five years.
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The end of Road Schemes 28 March 2020
It's the end of the road for our coverage of current road construction projects.
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London's missing northern motorways 13 March 2020
The next set of pages in our Ringways series are now online, documenting motorways in and out of London to the north and east.
A new look 27 February 2020
After 18 years, a new look for the Motorway Database's famous exit lists.
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Closing the Clifton Bridge 19 February 2020
The A52 Clifton Bridge's major emergency repairs are bringing chaos to Nottingham. What's gone wrong - and how could it be a total surprise? Civil engineer Alex Romankiw explains.
Bye bye Brock 03 February 2020
No tears will be shed in Kent for the end of Operation Brock, the much-hated contraflow that turned the M20 into a semi-permanent lorry park.
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The missing (M) 14 January 2020
Highways England's flagship new road was, to great fanfare, supposed to be a motorway - but it opened as the A14.
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The strange story of Ringway 4 09 November 2019
The fourth and final of London's unbuilt ring roads is now back online in our Ringways pages.
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A diamond on the rough 23 October 2019
Nobody likes a concrete road. Promises have been made time and again to get rid of them all - but perhaps there’s another solution.
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What goes up must come down 19 September 2019
Nothing lasts forever. This week, after 43 years, the "temporary" Army and Navy flyover has been given its marching orders.
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Local signs for local people 26 August 2019
Blue-bordered “local” direction signs are rapidly disappearing from our roads. They had their problems - but also an awful lot of fans.
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The life and death of Ringway 3 25 July 2019
The next pages in our series on London's unbuilt motorways are now online, charting the strange story of Ringway 3.
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There's no such thing as Beesworth 14 June 2019
There's no such place as Beesworth. So why does this sign say there is?
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A470 in the Motorway Database 28 May 2019
The bold and unique Cardiff to Merthyr expressway arrives in our database of major roads.
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What's new
Grand openings
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.
Silver bullet
The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?
Skid Risk, Accident, Fog
For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.
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Roundabouts
The UK has been driving in circles for a hundred years now, and this humble road junction has become part of British culture. Just what is so special about roundabouts?
