M27
A diamond on the rough 23 October 2019
Nobody likes a concrete road. Promises have been made time and again to get rid of them all - but perhaps there’s another solution.
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A century of motorways
It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.
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.
Sorry, wrong number
Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?
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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.
