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Studland Motor Road 2 October 2010

The first motorway opened in 1958. The first road restricted to motor traffic, on the other hand, opened in 1923...

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Somerset shows the way

Somerset County Council have started restoring the county’s many fingerposts to their former glory. Somerset resident JR offers a guided tour of some of the county's remarkable historic signposts.

2020 end of year update

We've reached the end of the strangest year anyone can remember. Time for a quick look at some news from the last few months.

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Those last few miles of the M1 east of Leeds were completed in 1999. It looks for the most part like a fairly average piece of road, but one of the project's engineers describes some of the challenges that were faced.

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Studland Motor Road 2 October 2010

Knowledge is power

Somerset shows the way

2020 end of year update

M1-A1 Link Road