Spontaneous Motorway

It should be that where a motorway starts, traffic not allowed on it is given a way off at the last second. This is the case all over the country — but in one location it was different. The Micklefield Bypass on the A1 in West Yorkshire was half motorway, half all-purpose, with the two sections joining directly onto each other. It's gone now, and the whole thing is now motorway.

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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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How do you describe a road? One way is to use these engineering abbreviations, much loved by the UK's community of road enthusiasts.

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