Features

Detailed information, historical investigations, photo galleries and the famous Bad Junctions pages all live in the "Features" section. Click a heading to see more.

Articles

Explore the road network in serious detail — from investigations into the past and detailed tours of specific roads to biographies of the people who had a major impact on the way we travel.

Ringways

Explore the biggest thing never to happen to London: a network of motorways running around and through the city, planned in the 1960s, which came very close to being built and would have turned the city into a very different place.

Photo Gallery

Visit somewhere you've never been or take a virtual tour along an unfamiliar road with this extensive archive of photos.

Bad Junctions

A catalogue of the worst interchanges on the major road network of Great Britain. Each Bad Junction has its own page, explaining where it is, what it does, and exactly why it's wrong. You can even respond - if you think a junction hasn't had a fair hearing, you can post your views for others to see.

M65 Construction Photos

Explore the making of a motorway, from green field to blacktop, in a unique and historic series of more than 500 aerial photographs taken during the construction of the M65 between Preston and Blackburn.

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Schrödinger’s speed limit

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.

Sorry, wrong number

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

We need to talk about Wisley

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?

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A470 End to End

The road that connects Wales together, but which nobody really uses... All five hours of the A470, from Llandudno to Cardiff, are here.

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