A38
A38 Devon Expressway
Devon Expressway
Exeter to Plymouth
There's something very pleasant about the stretch of A38 that connects Exeter to Plymouth - is it the homely title, the lovely scenery or perhaps the very striking names of the villages it passes?
Sorry, wrong number 03 May 2024
Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?
Spaghetti Junction recipe 20 April 2018
Back in 1972, one Birmingham newspaper found Spaghetti Junction so devilishly complex that it published a pull-out-and-keep guide to navigating it.
What's new
The sunlit uplands
On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.
Grand openings
Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.
Silver bullet
The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?
Have you seen...
The Heads of the Valleys
The A465 Heads of the Valleys Road is one of the most spectacular trunk roads in the UK, and building it required some of the most remarkable civil engineering. This is the story of how the road was built in the 1960s, and how it's being rebuilt today.
