Road to 2050
Find out more about why roads are built and how they help us get around the country with Road to 2050.
Episodes
We've received your ideas for how to improve our roads. They include recharging strips, solar panels, safe passages for animals and drones for traffic jams!
Civil engineer Andy Graham is here to listen to the winning ideas and provide his engineering expertise to see if they can be brought to life.
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Road travel is a high carbon way to get around. Whilst electric cars and renewable fuels might help reduce emissions, it’s not just vehicles we need to consider – what about streetlights and signs?
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Autonomous self-driving vehicles are set to become a common sight on our roads. So how will our roads need to change to accommodate these new methods of transport?
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Roads need to evolve and use developing technologies for the benefit of users, which may transform the way our roads are used and operated.
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Our roads need to balance needs and movement of all who share the road space – cars, buses, lorries… cycles and scooters too.
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Changing weather patterns will impact the quality of our roads and how we can use them. How can alternative design and construction help?
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Making roads and traffic conditions easy to understand, helps make them safer. But with more and more people using the roads, how can technology help?
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Roads use a lot of asphalt, cement, concrete and steel. How can we think smarter about materials we use, keeping sustainability in mind - and what’s the future for our arch nemesis - the pothole?
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Roads don’t just impact humans but also the environment, biodiversity and habitats. Striking a balance between improving infrastructure and reducing negative environmental and social impacts is an important part of good road design.
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Dan & Bex have been on an amazing road trip and learnt all about roads along the way!
They both had LOADS of questions before they started and it looks like you guys do too, so in this special podcast Dan & Bex are answering your questions all about roads.
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Bex and Dan are on a road trip finding and think about what makes a really great road. They've decided that a great road is for everyone - not just cars!
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Dan and Bex are getting a bit lost. They found out that some roads are more helpful than others. It seems a great road has to be useful - not useless!
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Bex and Dan are on a road. An accident ahead has slowed things down and has got them thinking about why it's important for roads to be safe and how this can be achieved.
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Bex and Dan are on a road trip finding out what makes a great road. Driving in the countryside has got them thinking about how we share our roads with nature!
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