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The history of London's abandoned motorway plans, from the earliest ideas of the 20th Century to the political fights and protests of the 1970s, is back on CBRD.

Three London Boroughs are rushing to implement the first Ultra Low Emission Zones ahead of the Mayor's London-wide plan.

The commemorative book published to mark the opening of the M50 is now available on CBRD.

Should we continue tracking current road construction projects?

Some new photos of the Queensferry Crossing arrive in our Forth Bridges gallery.

A new photo gallery tracks down some of London's oldest and loveliest street lights.

The story of the most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London is back on CBRD, after a six month absence.

The A1 is the UK's longest road, but the part within London is easily overlooked. Here's five things you (maybe) didn't know about it.

Upgrade work on the A465 through the Clydach Gorge is taking longer and costing more than expected. Should lessons have been learned from the last engineers to take it on?

The headlines shout about traffic lights on motorways to ease congestion. How can that work? And is it even news?

Coventry is home to the UK's only fully electronic road signs. Will they catch on?

A new Toxicity Charge applies to vehicles in Central London from today, and this is only the start.

A new photo gallery presents an unusual view of some very famous bridges.

A new bridge across the Mersey opens tonight. Will it bring the banks of the river closer together or split Halton borough in two?

England's motorways are littered with the remnants of service areas that were never built. Here's ten of our favourites.

One hard shoulder's enough for one carriageway, right? Well...not according to one long-lost design standard.

An update on Highways England's new orange emergency lay-bys.

Someone's been bringing 1950s signs back from the dead. Is that wise?

The UK's newest motorway, the M90 Queensferry Crossing, opens today... and closes again on Friday.

"Driverless" lorry platoons will hit the roads by the end of next year. Should we be worried?