Imperfectly Odd: Batheaston Bypass
It has viaducts, a tunnel and plenty of controversy, but the amazing Batheaston Bypass doesn’t really work. What went wrong?
South London's lost motorways
Completing the story of London's epic Ringways, we've just published the Southern Radials, five more motorways that never saw the light of day.
To the north east!
Two new additions to our collection of Opening Booklets take us to Darlington and Middlesbrough.
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- Think inside the box Jonathan Cleveleys 4 August 2022
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Something I forgot to mention was "bostik concrete". This was a form of very…
- Imperfectly Odd: Batheaston Bypass Charles Stuart 27 July 2022
It has actually achieved quite a lot for Batheaston, which is now really…
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For something radical, use ANPR cameras on all lanes approaching and on the…
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