The importance of being loopy 23 August 2018
Redditch is home to something extraordinary. Something big, and absurd, and noticed by almost nobody. Redditch has a cloverleaf interchange.
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The zombie motorway rises again 07 June 2018
It's been on the cards since the 1920s. Is the Western Orbital Motorway now finally going to happen?
The bright lights of Coventry 01 November 2017
Coventry is home to the UK's only fully electronic road signs. Will they catch on?
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Coventry Ring Road
The best ring road in the world? Possibly. The most frightening? Yes.
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London’s other forgotten motorways
We’ve spent years documenting the unbuilt urban motorway network planned for London. Today we’re unveiling more new routes that have never been seen before!
The middle of nowhere
A national system of road numbers radiating from a central point suggests there is… well, a central point. But if you go looking for it you’ll find it doesn’t exist.
Not so Smart
There have been rumours for months. Now the announcement has been made - “all new Smart Motorways scrapped”. What does this mean and who are the winners?
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The Improbable A39
It crosses cattle grids and untamed moorland, it climbs 1-in-4 hills and plummets through hairpin bends, it runs single-track through woodland and historic villages. It's rugged and beautiful. Is it really the A39?