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{% if arguments.year > 1957 and arguments.year < 2025 %}
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No new motorways were opened in this year.
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Where did the M25 come from?
London’s notorious orbital motorway turns 40 years old today. Where did it come from - and why the number “25”?
The long way round
When a road is closed, why isn't the diversion route just the quickest way past the closure?
Signs and sensibility
The one great attempt to make London’s streets logical - and how one retired chauffeur’s favourite routes changed the way you get around the capital.
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Smart Motorways
Motorways used to be really simple. Now they have electronic signals, variable speed limits, emergency lay-bys, part-time hard shoulders... Just what is so smart about Smart Motorways?
