Numbering
100 years of road numbers 01 April 2023
Time to put road numbers in the spotlight: the UK's A and B-road system has just reached its centenary.
Surprise! A new motorway 11 May 2021
Appearing unexpectedly on signs in Lincolnshire last week, a brand new motorway has suddenly come into existence. And it's a weird one.
Routes
Colouring by Numbers 24 September 2018
A data visualisation of British road numbering produces surprisingly beautiful results.
Tags
Road Numbers
We'd be lost without them, but there is nothing straightforward about the seemingly simple business of giving roads a number.
Guides
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...
Preston Bypass
The very first motorway was eight miles of relief for the Lancashire town of Preston. It goes without saying that there's an interesting story to be told about it.