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Britain's most popular roads website. Find us on Insta/Threads @roads.org.uk and Bluesky @roadsuk.bsky.social
Joined September 2014
Aaand we're hanging on to YouTube by our fingertips too
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Hello! We're the home of UK roads on the web, through our website at Roads.org.uk. We've got an archive of video content going back 20 years and we'll be sharing videos old and new to showcase the...
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The world's first motorway opened 100 years ago this week. What was it like? We take a tour of a road you'd barely recognise.
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It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.
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Just published: the world's first motorway opened 100 years ago this week. We explore motorway prehistory, and take a virtual ride on the Autostrada in 1924.
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It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.
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Happy birthday to @sabreroads! It’s the 25th anniversary of the founding of the official society for road geeks who thought they were the only one 🎂
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Just published: Manchester is home to the UK's first quantum speed limit, a 30mph restriction on the Mancunian Way that appears to be a legal impossibility.
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In 2022, Manchester City Council say they reduced the speed limit on the Mancunian Way to 30mph. But it’s not clear if they did. It’s not even clear if they can.
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We've been marking 100 years of road numbers for the last year. Our final post asks... what happens when numbers go wrong? And does it really matter?
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Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?
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Just published: our celebrations of the centenary of road numbering are finishing with a look at some bizarre mistakes. What happens when road numbers go rogue?
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Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?
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At Wisley Interchange, National Highways are building a huge new roundabout. Is a roundabout the right solution for £317m? Time to take a closer look. We need to talk about Wisley!
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National Highways are spending a third of a billion pounds rebuilding one of the most congested junctions on the M25. Is it money well spent?
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Just published: National Highways are spending £317m to replace a signalised roundabout with a signalised roundabout. Money well spent? We take a look.
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National Highways are spending a third of a billion pounds rebuilding one of the most congested junctions on the M25. Is it money well spent?
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There’s so much politically-led nonsense surrounding the ULEZ and schemes like it that it’s getting difficult to see the wood for the trees. This is some great analysis of a ridiculous newspaper article 👇🏻
Gosh, this sounds terrible. Imagine losing 70% of your customers overnight……. 🤔 Or do we think someone might be being slightly economical with the truth? Let’s dig in! 🧵 1/12
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This weekend, Britain may be about to have its worst traffic jam ever. Up to five hours of delay for 100,000 drivers or more. Would you believe me if I told you the reason is because Britain's most hated motorway is too good? Or that someone had a semi-secret plan to fix that🧵
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(Tin hat at the ready for what is inevitably a hugely controversial story 🪖)
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#OnThisDay in 1972 the Charing Cross section of the #M8 was opened to traffic. It completed an L-shaped bypass of #Glasgow city centre. Design was by W.A Fairhurst & Partners and construction by Whatlings. #Archives
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