100 years of road numbers
100 years of road numbers 01 April 2023
Time to put road numbers in the spotlight: the UK's A and B-road system has just reached its centenary.
Road Numbers
We'd be lost without them, but there is nothing straightforward about the seemingly simple business of giving roads a number.
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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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Road Numbers
We'd be lost without them, but there is nothing straightforward about the seemingly simple business of giving roads a number.