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£1bn for better local roads 5 July 2017

Today, Chris Grayling announced £1bn a year for improvements to local roads. How does it work - and why do we need it?

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What's wrong with the Aberdeen bypass?

The A90 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is the biggest road construction project the UK has seen for years - but there's something very wrong with the bridge over the River Don.

The Minister's cake

In 1968, the Minister of Transport travelled up to Yorkshire to open a long length of the brand new M1. There was just one problem. Where was the cake?

The Boring Talks

Roads.org.uk finds itself on BBC Radio 4, with news of some roads that don't exist.

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The UK's widest motorway is not where you might expect to find it — in fact, it's on the unassuming M61 near Manchester. This gallery offers an overhead view of one of the UK's most unique and spacious interchanges.

Trunk Roads

£1bn for better local roads 5 July 2017

What's wrong with the Aberdeen bypass?

The Minister's cake

The Boring Talks

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