A21

A21

Sevenoaks to Pembury

Once planned as the expressway to Hastings, the A21's high speed dual carriageway now reaches from the M25 to Royal Tunbridge Wells, serving the towns of western Kent.

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Skid Risk, Accident, Fog

For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.

All change

In July 2024, a new Government entered office with a very different set of priorities. What does it mean for a faltering roads programme?

A century of motorways

It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.

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Mistakes

Making road signs is a tricky business, but fortunately the professionals who design them get it right. Usually.