Chronology Maps

1960 1961 1962

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number Other numbers
M4 Maidenhead Bypass J7 Huntercombe J8/9 Holyport
A404(M) Maidenhead Bypass M4 J8/9 Holyport J9B The Thicket M4 A423(M)
A1(M) Doncaster Bypass J34 Blyth J38 Red House

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Schrödinger’s speed limit

In 2022, Manchester City Council say they reduced the speed limit on the Mancunian Way to 30mph. But it’s not clear if they did. It’s not even clear if they can.

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Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?

We need to talk about Wisley

National Highways are spending a third of a billion pounds rebuilding one of the most congested junctions on the M25. Is it money well spent?

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Mancunian Way

Manchester's highway in the sky, carrying traffic around the city centre and rapidly becoming an iconic part of the city's heritage.