M50
Imperfectly Odd: the Strensham Loop 30 April 2021
For a while, the M5 ended at a 270-degree loop - but long after the motorway was extended, it kept on catching drivers unawares. But it left behind an unexpected legacy of safer driving.
M50 Ross Motorway
The booklet published to commemorate the opening of the M50 is unashamedly proud of this small but pleasant motorway. Take a look at what makes it "one of the most beautiful roads in Britain".
The Ross Motorway 27 January 2018
The commemorative book published to mark the opening of the M50 is now available on CBRD.
What's new
The Ringways Map is here
The wait is over! The full map of the Ringways, London’s unbuilt urban motorway network, is now online. Not even the system's planners had anything like this.
Red, white and blue
Kent County Council is run by eurosceptic nationalists. So why are they putting EU flags on their road signs?
The sunlit uplands
On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.
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Sir James Drake
County Surveyor and Bridgemaster for Lancashire in the 1950s and 60s, Drake was instrumental in the motorway revolution.
