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Imperfectly Odd: Hardwick Roundabout 9 October 2020
Churchill away 18 September 2020
Liverpool's Churchill Way flyovers were demolished earlier this year. Bryn Buck explores what's left when an elevated road suddenly goes away.
Think inside the box 20 August 2020
Yellow box junctions keep crossroads clear and traffic on the move. Not everyone understands the rules, though - do you?
A herd of 3D zebras 11 August 2020
Last year we reported on an experimental "3D" zebra crossing. It turns out they're multiplying... if you know where to look!
Imperfectly Odd: the A601(M) 27 July 2020
In this first Imperfectly Odd outing, we take a trip to northern Lancashire to see one of the most peculiar motorways in the UK, and one with the strangest history.
Changing the charge 21 June 2020
Wide ranging changes to London's Congestion Charge take effect this week. Are they truly temporary?
The thrill of the open road 10 June 2020
Three more commemorative booklets have been added to the website, published at the opening of three very different motorway projects.
The lockdown quiz: answers 29 April 2020
Last week we set you 50 tricky road-based quiz questions. Suffer no longer - here are the answers!
The lockdown quiz 21 April 2020
Something to feed your interest in roads and help pass the time while we're all spending more time at home: we present the first ever roads.org.uk quiz!
The next five years 7 April 2020
A look inside the second Road Investment Strategy, which promises £27.4bn of investment and upgrades to trunk roads over the next five years.
The end of Road Schemes 28 March 2020
It's the end of the road for our coverage of current road construction projects.
London's missing northern motorways 13 March 2020
The next set of pages in our Ringways series are now online, documenting motorways in and out of London to the north and east.
A new look 27 February 2020
After 18 years, a new look for the Motorway Database's famous exit lists.
Closing the Clifton Bridge 19 February 2020
Bye bye Brock 3 February 2020
No tears will be shed in Kent for the end of Operation Brock, the much-hated contraflow that turned the M20 into a semi-permanent lorry park.