Orange is the new grey 19 July 2017
Why do Highways England think emergency lay-bys will work better painted orange?
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A21 in the Motorway Database 15 July 2017
With the Tonbridge-Pembury dualling scheme open, the A21 has been added to the Motorway Database.
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£1bn for better local roads 05 July 2017
Today, Chris Grayling announced £1bn a year for improvements to local roads. How does it work - and why do we need it?
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A third Spur for London 28 June 2017
A couple of years ago we delighted in finding two spur roads called Spur Road. It turns out there's another one!
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How RIS1 changed everything 21 June 2017
Trunk roads in England are now being built and improved in five-year Road Investment Strategies. How do they work?
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East Street blues 12 June 2017
In August 2016, East Street bridge was struck and collapsed. What's left behind when you demolish half a bridge?
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Welcome to the new CBRD 06 June 2017
After a few quiet months, the new-look website is finally here.
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Something new east of Glasgow 15 April 2017
The newly finished M8 and newly created A8(M) arrive in the Motorway Database.
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New article: Clear and legible 04 March 2017
A brand new article all about the very first standards for road signs, issued by the Ministry of Transport in 1920.
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Changed junctions and new Smart Motorways 29 January 2017
Updates to the Motorway Database, including the new layout of Catthorpe Interchange.
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The A30 arrives in the Motorway Database 17 December 2016
The A30's factfile and exit list have arrived on CBRD.
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Fifteen Years 03 September 2016
In August 2016, CBRD turned 15 years old. Join us for a tour of the last 15 years, looking at what's changed on the UK road network and what we've learned.
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M20 Bridge Collapse 29 August 2016
A footbridge collapses onto a live motorway - how? And is it safe?
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The monster seen from below
What might it have been like to stand in one spot and witness the arrival, and the uncertainty, of plans for an urban motorway in West London?
The road that made no sense
It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.
The forever bottleneck, part 2
The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city.
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Oxfordshire Signs
This is the story of one man at Oxfordshire County Council who pre-empted the development of modern road signs - much to the annoyance of the men from the Ministry.
