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A walk on the M621

Fancy a stroll? In 1972, the City of Leeds was about to open its new South East Urban Motorway and proudly showed off the achievement with a "walkabout" event.

Surprise! A new motorway

Appearing unexpectedly on signs in Lincolnshire last week, a brand new motorway has suddenly come into existence. And it's a weird one.

Imperfectly Odd: the Strensham Loop

For a while, the M5 ended at a 270-degree loop - but long after the motorway was extended, it kept on catching drivers unawares. But it left behind an unexpected legacy of safer driving.

What happens when you don't pay the toll at Dartford 28 July 2021
How were you automatically charged? If you have an account so your crossings…
What happens when you don't pay the toll at Dartford Gavin 19 July 2021
I paid online in advance for one crossing but was then automatically charged…
London's surviving gas lights Tim Bryars 9 July 2021
I shared some of your wonder when I moved from the sodium lit midlands to…

Latest Bad Junctions comments

A23 - A27 Paul. 19 July 2021
Why is it the 3 lanes on the A23 are classed speed wise as a dual…
A21 - M25 - M26 Kevin Higginson 14 July 2021
All of this because it was decided that linking ringway 3 from the M20 and…
M1 - M25 anon 9 July 2021
Incredible. Incredible also that traffic is diverted through Watford.…

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Welcome to the UK's favourite roads website. Roads.org.uk (formerly CBRD) is dedicated to the study of the entire road network of mainland Britain. These days there's a lot of information about the road network out there - but Roads.org.uk remains the biggest, the most comprehensive and the most frequently updated. It contains information on most aspects of the network and is frequented by enthusiasts, officials, engineers and everyday road users alike. I aim to make the information on the site accessible to everybody, both in the way it's written and the way it's presented.

Roads.org.uk has no politics. It is not a pro-roads protest or campaign site. It is a reference site which aims to provide up-to-date and useful information on the road network of Great Britain. To find out more about the site and what it's trying to do, take a look at the About page.

I hope you enjoy the site!

Chris

Small print

While I make every effort to keep the information on Roads.org.uk accurate and up to date, I make no guarantees as to the validity of any information on this website. Anyone acting on this information does so at their own risk and I can accept no liability or responsibility for the results. Roads.org.uk does not represent (or claim to represent) the road maintenance or construction industries, and unless stated otherwise, the information on it is not officially sourced or endorsed. Best served ice cold.