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.
London
The life and death of Ringway 3 25 July 2019
The next pages in our series on London's unbuilt motorways are now online, charting the strange story of Ringway 3.
Routes
The ULEZ has landed 8 April 2019
The Ultra Low Emission Zone is now in force across Central London. What does it mean for you? And what's next?
The 3D zebra 4 March 2019
Some 3D paint tricks mean one London zebra crossing is no longer taking its job lying down.
The return of Ringway 2 20 December 2018
The next set of pages exploring London's unbuilt motorways are back online, this time looking at the reviled Ringway 2.
The trouble with the Thames 26 July 2018
The capital's planned new river crossing faces opposition at every turn. Why has it always been so hard to find new ways across the Thames in East London?
Routes
Silvertown Tunnel 13 May 2018
Construction of a new twin-bore tunnel to carry a dual two-lane road under the Thames between North Greenwich and Silvertown. The tunnel will relieve the nearby Blackwall Tunnels which run significantly above their capacity for much of the day and are prone to severe congestion and disruption. The scheme is being funded by borrowing against the receipts of a new toll which will apply to both the new Silvertown Tunnel and the existing Blackwall Tunnel, the cost of which will be matched with the tolls on the crossing at Dartford.
Region
The zero-emission street 31 January 2018
Three London Boroughs are rushing to implement the first Ultra Low Emission Zones ahead of the Mayor's London-wide plan.
Routes
Alley by gaslight 8 January 2018
Some of Central London's quieter streets are still, surprisingly, lit by old and rather beautiful gas lanterns. Here are a few, by day and by night.
Time for T 23 October 2017
A new Toxicity Charge applies to vehicles in Central London from today, and this is only the start.
M25 J10 Improvement 28 August 2017
Upgrade work at M25 junction 10, where the motorway crosses the A3. The scheme is intended to relieve the chronic congestion suffered at this busy junction. At present all turning traffic passes through one large signalised roundabout which is operating beyond the limits of its capacity for significant parts of the day.
A large number of options were considered for the work, including radical plans to replace the junction entirely with a new free-flowing four-way interchange of one type or another. However, there are now two options remaining which have gone out to consultation.
Region
M25 J10-16 Smart Motorway 28 August 2017
Upgrade of several sections of the M25 to Smart Motorway between junctions 10 (the A3 at Wisley) and 16 (the M40 at Denham).
The M25 already has some Smart Motorway technology along this full length, and was in fact the first motorway in the UK to have Variable Speed Limits, which have been operational here for at least 20 years. This scheme is therefore not a standard Smart Motorway project, and instead it will introduce All Lane Running at four specific locations:
Routes
Region
M25 J28 Improvement 27 August 2017
Improvements to M25 junction 28, the interchange with the A12 and A1023 west of Brentwood, to alleviate congestion that is currently a frequent problem. The existing junction is a Three Level Stacked Roundabout but extremely high volumes of turning traffic make the signalised roundabout a serious problem.
The preferred route, announced in summer 2017, is option 5F which will provide a very large looped sliproad from the anticlockwise M25 to the eastbound A12. New bridges will allow it to cross the existing sliproads to and from the roundabout.
Region
Rainbow Signals 1 July 2016
The annual London Pride event was accompanied, in 2016, by some quite unusual changes to traffic lights around Trafalgar Square. The green men went missing — and seven new symbols took their place.
Low Emission Zone 4 November 2014
A first step towards emissions-based road pricing, a pointless measure to enforce something that's happening anyway, or another leap forward in traffic planning from the people who created the Congestion Charge? It's hard to say.
Guides
London Congestion Charge 25 October 2014
One of the world's biggest and most controversial schemes to manage traffic by charging for roadspace. You can drive in to London if you like, guv, but it'll cost you.
Guides
Exhibition Road 25 February 2012
The UK's biggest "shared space" is a phenomenally expensive experiment in West London. How does it work?