Not so Smart 17 April 2023
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?
Smart Motorways
Orange appeal 11 September 2017
An update on Highways England's new orange emergency lay-bys.
Matrix signs reloaded 28 July 2017
There's a system for everything on the roads, but few are as ingenious or obscure as Road Codes to identify electronic equipment.
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Orange is the new grey 19 July 2017
Why do Highways England think emergency lay-bys will work better painted orange?
Routes
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?
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North Cross Route
The route and the history of the North Cross Route, proposed in the 1960s as the northern side of London's innermost motorway ring road.