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The road that made no sense Chris5156 Sat, 06/06/2026 - 15:02 It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history. https://roadsorguk.substack.com/p/the-road-that-made-no-sense
The forever bottleneck, part 2 Chris5156 Fri, 20/03/2026 - 15:18 The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city. https://roadsorguk.substack.com/p/the-forever-bottleneck-part-2
The forever bottleneck, part 1 Chris5156 Tue, 03/03/2026 - 06:30 The M4 into London was one of the UK's earliest and most ambitious motorway projects. It was bold, pioneering... and almost instantly regretted. https://roadsorguk.substack.com/p/the-forever-bottleneck-part-1
Hello, here's my ridiculous side project Chris5156 Wed, 07/01/2026 - 17:09 An introduction to what I write, and why I write it, and where my strange new road sign simulator fits in to all this. https://open.substack.com/pub/roadsorguk/p/hello-heres-my-ridiculous-side-project?r=63d189&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
London, in a new light Chris5156 Thu, 18/12/2025 - 14:47 It was specially designed never to be noticed. And now it's disappearing, nobody has noticed its absence. It's London's own bespoke street light. https://open.substack.com/pub/roadsorguk/p/london-in-a-different-light?r=63d189&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The Ringways Map is here Title picture Chris5156 Sat, 01/11/2025 - 12:59 Blurb The wait is over! The full map of the Ringways, London’s unbuilt urban motorway network, is now online. Not even the system's planners had anything like this.
Red, white and blue Title picture Chris5156 Sun, 12/10/2025 - 05:46 Blurb Kent County Council is run by eurosceptic nationalists. So why are they putting EU flags on their road signs?
The sunlit uplands Title picture Chris5156 Sun, 27/07/2025 - 06:29 Blurb On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.
Grand openings Title picture Chris5156 Tue, 17/06/2025 - 12:35 Blurb Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.
Silver bullet Title picture Chris5156 Tue, 22/04/2025 - 16:45 Blurb The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?