A40(M) Westway
The best known and most notorious of London’s motorways, the Westway had a greater impact than any other because it's the one that got built.
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A40(M)
Western Avenue Extension
The Western Avenue Extension - opened as A40(M) and known as the Westway - was much hated when it opened, but there's no sign of that in the official book published to mark its opening.
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Where did the M25 come from?
London’s notorious orbital motorway turns 40 years old today. Where did it come from - and why the number “25”?
The long way round
When a road is closed, why isn't the diversion route just the quickest way past the closure?
Signs and sensibility
The one great attempt to make London’s streets logical - and how one retired chauffeur’s favourite routes changed the way you get around the capital.
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Major incidents
What happens when there's a big accident on a trunk route? Who picks up the pieces, and why does it take so long?
