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The lost world of Belisha 02 February 2023
In 1938, a card game called Belisha was published to promote road safety, featuring the sights of a journey across the UK. Where are they now?
A third Spur for London 28 June 2017
A couple of years ago we delighted in finding two spur roads called Spur Road. It turns out there's another one!
Queensway Tunnel
The engineering marvel of its day, much altered and maligned ever since: this is the original Mersey Tunnel in all its glory.
What's new
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?
Have you seen...
Emergency Diversion Routes
Those funny black and yellow symbols are everywhere - and they might just get you back on track one day.