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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?

What's new

Devon help us

Road signs are colour coded for different types of road, but in Devon there are more colours than anywhere else. What do Devon's colourful signs mean?

Twenty Years

It's our 20th birthday! Join us as we celebrate with the return of a much-missed feature.

A walk on the M621

Fancy a stroll? In 1972, the City of Leeds was about to open its new South East Urban Motorway and proudly showed off the achievement with a "walkabout" event.

Have you seen...

Sir James Drake

County Surveyor and Bridgemaster for Lancashire in the 1950s and 60s, Drake was instrumental in the motorway revolution.

Trunk Roads

£1bn for better local roads 5 July 2017