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This page logs what was changed in each update to CBRD, though rather inconveniently it starts three and a half years in on 21st May 2005. The newest updates are at the top.

03/05/08

Histories: The London Ringways are back. Bigger. Better. More time-consuming than ever before.

26/04/08

Video: All hail the king? It's the A329(M).

12/04/08

Bad Junctions: Three new junctions, and comments added to ten others.
CBRD Blog: It's back, new and improved, after a lengthy break.

06/04/08

Histories: New entry in the Opening Booklets section - the Baldock Bypass.

29/03/08

Motorway Database: New M48 photos, and updates to M9, M54, M57, M58 and M60.
International: Updates to Australia, Cuba and France.
Photo Gallery: Hogarth Flyover gallery improved.

22/03/08

Great C-Road Hunt: C1146 updated, C326 is new.
Photo Gallery: New photo of the C326.
British Roads FAQ: Question 5.1.7 added.
International: Updates to USA, Philippines, Portugal and Andorra.
In Depth: Mileage Signs and Numbering updated.
Links: Old SABRE updated, Apex Corner removed.
Contact CBRD: Hint added on a certain subject.
Histories: M23 updated in the smallest possible way.

15/03/08

Futures: 13 schemes updated, 1 new added.
Dictionary: 5 new entries and 13 updates.
In Depth: Low Emission Zone updated with links and photos.

16/02/08

In Depth: NEW feature on the Low Emission Zone.

09/02/08

Simulator: M49, M55 and M4 Heathrow Airport spur added for your motoring enjoyment.

26/01/08

Video: The chilling new thriller, 'Escape from Basingstoke', is now available. (Straight to video release.)

19/07/08

Motorway Database: Updates to M3, M4, M9, M26, M42, M48, M77, M90, A12 and A500.

12/01/08

Futures: Eleven schemes updated, two more added.

29/12/07

Motorway Database: The A500 is added, to much applause from the audience.

22/12/07

Video: M1 junctions 1 to 8 makes its debut.
Photo Gallery: New pictures in 'Old Motorway Photos' gallery.
Calendar: Yes! It's still on sale...

08/12/07

Video: New video of the old A74 Cumberland Gap
Calendar: It's still on sale...

24/11/07

Futures: 12 schemes updated.
Calendar: CBRD Calendar 2008 now on sale!

10/11/07

Video: Glasgow videos converted to new format.

03/11/07

In Depth: NEW section on Road Numbers.

20/10/07

Great C-Road Hunt: Signed, unsigned and "what?" pages updated.
Photo Gallery: C-Roads gallery now has C85 picture.
In Depth: New comments in Moto Services and Queensway Tunnel's wartime page.
Histories: New comments for Pedestrian Crossings, new map for the M23, and updates to Glasgow and Ringways.
International: New USA comment and Cuba image fixed.
Links: New link to 'Get Toronto Moving'.

13/10/07

Bad Junctions: 27 visitor comments added across the section.
Motorway Database: M9 updated to reflect the extended spur to A90.

29/09/07

Motorway Database: Updates to M4, M8, M20, M42, M74 and M77, plus links corrected elsewhere.

15/09/07

Futures: Nine schemes updated.
Historic CBRD: For its 6th birthday, see CBRD as it appeared in 2001. For two weeks only. [Now removed.]

08/09/07

In Depth: NEW section on the Queensway Tunnel added.

25/08/07

International: NEW section on the United Arab Emirates added.

18/08/07

Video: Leeds, Manchester and M876 converted to the new video format, and new video of the M10 added.

11/08/07

Video: M62, M45 and A38(M) converted to the new video format, with some added footage.
Motorway Database: Updates to M3, M4, A12, A38, A50, A55 and Navigate by Map page.

28/07/07

Video: New format introduced; Coventry and Glasgow videos converted. NEW video of the Blackwall Tunnel added.

21/07/07

Futures: 22 schemes updated.
Reference: Dictionary "totso" updated; comments for Spain and US in International.
British Roads FAQ: 4.4.2 and 4.4.9 updated.
Great C-Road Hunt: Five new ones found.
Photo Gallery: C-Roads gallery has five new photos.
Histories: New X-Way info in Pedestrian Crossings.
In Depth: Updates to Moto Services, Urban Motorway Signs and Coventry Ring Road.
Site: Sitemap and About pages updated.

14/07/07

Motorway Database: A55 added, complete with factfile, photos and strip-map.

07/07/07

British Roads FAQ: Question 3.6.2 updated with exciting news!

30/06/07

Motorway Database: A38 Devon Expressway added.

23/06/07

Motorway Database: Various minor updates to M4, M8, M20, M22 (NI), M23, M62, M74, M90, M271, A1(M), A3 and A50.

09/06/07

Histories: Glasgow's epic road plans, explored.

02/06/07

Futures: Nine updates bring things up to date.
Fonts: Old Road Sign Font added, plus links to foreign road sign fonts.

19/05/07

Photo Gallery: New gallery 'Above the M8' added.
Bad Junctions: Two new offenders, seven old ones updated. With new tags to show where the updates are.
Motorway Database: M42 expanded to include A42.
Site Info: Scans added to Media page.

05/05/07

Futures: Nine schemes updated and another new one added.
Motorway Database: M4, M27, M53, A12, A194(M) updated. Key to exit lists refurbished and left smelling like new carpet.

28/04/07

Video: Third and final video in the Glasgow Collection is the M8 eastbound.

21/04/07

Links: Section given its first major update since 2002, making it easier to find your way around and with plenty of new sites added.

14/04/07

Motorway Database: NEW section on the A12 London to Ipswich added.

07/04/07

Motorway Database: NEW section on the A50 Derby to Stoke added.

31/03/07

Futures: 17 schemes updated and a new one added.
Histories: Google Earth overlays added to the 'maps' page in the Ringways section.
Photo Gallery: 16 new images in 'Old Signs', updates to both M1 galleries, and an experimental gallery layout for your perusal.

10/03/07

Bad Junctions: New comments for M1-M25, A1-M25-A1081, A3-A31, A3-A243-A309, M5-M50, A7-A68-A720, M11-A14-A428, A21-M25-M26, M27-M271, M40-A43, M40-A46-A429 and M58-A577.
New hidden page...: ...somewhere!

03/03/07

Simulator: M8 and M73 added, and a logo update. Much more visually appealing now.
Reference: Minor updates to International and Interchanges.
The Great C-Road Hunt: C110 and C111 located.
Histories: Warrington and Leeds Inner Ring Road have minor updates.
In Depth: New comments about Moto Services.

28/02/07

Histories: NEW feature on the history of Pedestrian Crossings.
Site: Updates and revisions aplenty.

10/02/07

Futures: 20 schemes updated, corrected or otherwise mangled.

03/02/07

Photo Gallery: New gallery of the Hogarth Flyover added.

09/12/06

Motorway Database: A3 exit list added to existing A3(M) page.
Reference: Abbreviations page updated with new diagrams.

02/12/06

Histories: M25 Orbital Motorway added to Opening Booklets.
Motorway Database: Updates and corrections to M3, M5, M25, M27, M42, M53, M55, M60, M898 and M1 (NI).

18/11/06

Bad Junctions: New comments for M1-M6-A14, M1-A421-A507, M6-M58, M11-A14-A428, A21-M25-M26, M40-A46-A429, M24-A446-A4029, A52-A61, M60-M62-M66 and M60-M62-M602.

11/11/06

Histories: NEW feature - Underways.

04/11/06

Futures: 1 new scheme, 17 more updated.
Video: Take a trip through the Lune Valley on the M6.
Motorway Database: M60 exit list updated to show J6-8 widening works.

14/10/06

Reference: NEW feature on Portugal; Dictionary and Interchanges updated.
In Depth: Urban Motorway Signs and Mileage Signs updated.
Histories: Various updates, including EuroRoute and War to Worboys.
Great C-Road Hunt: Signed C-roads updated.
Photo Gallery: Five new pictures in the C-roads gallery.
British Roads FAQ: Question 4.4.25 updated.
People: Daniel Hooper updated.
Links: How do motorways work anyway?

23/09/06

Histories: NEW feature on Warrington New Town.

16/09/06

Simulator: M3, M27 and M271 are new, plus updates to most other roads.

09/09/06

Motorway Database: M74, M77, M275, M1 (NI), A64, A329(M) and A417 updated.
Calendar 2007: Available soon - preview the calendar here.

02/09/06

CBRD was 5 years old this week!
Futures: 3 new schemes added and 17 more updated. At last!
Motorway Database: Updates to the M8 and new photos for M3, M27 and M60.

26/08/06

Bad Junctions: A52-A61 to A90-A945-B9077 have Google Mapping, plus new comments added.
Motorway Database: A feast of updates from M1 to M77.

20/08/06

Bad Junctions: A21-M25-M26 to M50-B4221 have Google Mapping, plus new comments added.
In Depth: New feature on Urban Motorway Signs, plus updates to ATM and Coventry Ring Road.
Dictionary: Various updates and new entries.
Roads FAQ: Updates to 4.4.6 and 5.2.9.

05/08/06

British Roads FAQ: More updates, more photos added.
International: Comments and corrections added to Cuba, France, Italy, Spain and the USA.
Links: General tidy-up, and I did a bit of hoovering too.

08/07/06

British Roads FAQ: A raft of updates from start to finish; 4.4.24 and 4.4.25 are new.
Bad Junctions: M6-M58 to A14-A14-A141 updated with Google Mapping; other junctions have new comments.

01/07/06

Futures: 16 schemes updated, two new ones added.
Fonts: Compatibility problems fixed.
Links: Three new links added.

23/06/06

People: NEW section, including biographies of Harry Yeadon and Daniel Hooper.
Bad Junctions: Another eight pages updated with Google Maps.

10/06/06

International: Another new section - this time the Netherlands.
Bad Junctions: The first seven pages updated with Google Maps.

03/06/06

International: New section on the Philippines.
Motorway Database: M4 updated with a link to Supernova.

27/05/06

Motorway Database: A6144(M) reformatted and updated.
Photo Gallery: New gallery added: A Piece of History.

20/05/06

Motorway Database: All Northern Ireland motorway pages reformatted.

06/05/06

Futures: Twelve schemes updated and a new one added.

14/04/06

Motorway Database: A66(M), A167(M), A194(M), A308(M), A329(M), A404(M), A601(M), A627(M), A823(M), A64 and A417/A419 pages reformatted.

01/04/06

Motorway Database: A3(M), A38(M), A48(M), A57(M), A58(M) and A64(M) pages reformatted.
Histories: New feature on the A14 (actually an April Fool).

25/03/06

Futures: 19 updates, 1 new scheme and new colour-coding.
Motorway Database: M271, M275, M602, M606, M621, M876 and M898 pages reformatted.
Video: New M876 and A876 video.

11/03/06

Motorway Database: M80, M90, M180 and M181 pages updated and reformatted.

04/03/06

Motorway Database: M73, M74/A74(M) and M77 pages updated and reformatted.

25/02/06

Motorway Database: Reformatted pages for the M61, M65, M66, M67 and M69; minor updates to M1, M4, M5, M6 and M6 Toll.

18/02/06

Futures: 18 schemes updated, 2 new schemes added.
CBRD Blog: Opinion, reasoned debate and occasional ranting.

11/02/06

Simulator: M4 and M48 added.
Motorway Database: M56, M57, M58 and M60 reformatted.

04/02/06

Histories: Two new opening booklets for the M2.
Motorway Database: M48, M49, M50, M53, M54 and M55 reformatted. New location maps for M1-M55.

28/01/06

Motorway Database: M40 and M42 reformatted.
Survey: The results are in!

14/01/06

International: New page on Turkey.
Motorway Database: M27 and M32 pages reformatted.

31/12/05

Motorway Database: M62 and A1(M) pages reformatted and updated.
Reference: Dictionary and Abbreviations updated.
Histories: Old Motorway Signs and B7076-B7078 updated.
Sitemap: Updated at last!

24/12/05

Photo Gallery: New gallery of photos showing the M1 under construction in 1958-9.
Histories: New document available in 'Opening Booklets'.
Motorway Database: M20, M23 and M26 pages reformatted.

17/12/05

Motorway Database: M10, M11 and M18 reformatted.
C-Road Hunt: C48, C57, C79, C83, C593, C3010 and UC26 added to 'signed' list. New information in "What is a C-Road?".
Photo Gallery: 10 new C-road sign images added.
In Depth: Mileage Signs updated. Photo of the only sign showing Coventry Ring Road's number added.
British Roads FAQ: 2.1 and 4.4.9 updated, 4.4.23 added.
Links: Links added to Historic Highways, Motorway Map, Highway Maintenance, Travel News Direct, Route 6, SEQnews and Tréparoute.

10/12/05

Motorway Database: M25 page reformatted, M9 photos added.
Video: NEW Glasgow video added.

03/12/05

Motorway Database: M9 page reformatted.
Futures: 18 schemes updated.
Bad Junctions: New comments for M1-A41-A4008, M1-A421-A507, A3-A243-A309, M3-A31, M4 spur, M5-A417, M6-A683, A7-A68-A720, A8-A725, M42-A446-A4097, A52-A61, A56-A682, M58-A577 and M62-M621-A650.
In Depth: M4 Bus Lane updated.

25/11/05

Histories: NEW section on the London Ringways.
In Depth: Moto Services page updated.

12/11/05

Video: New video of M8 in Glasgow added.

5/11/05

Motorway Database: M6 Toll and M8 pages updated and reformatted.

29/10/05

Motorway Database: M6 page updated and reformatted.

22/10/05

Photo Gallery: NEW gallery of M1 Architecture.

15/10/05

British Roads FAQ: Questions 2.6, 2.7, 3.4.8, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 4.3.5 and 4.4.9 updated; 4.4.22 is new.
Motorway Database: M5 updated and reformatted.

08/10/05

Futures: 13 updates, 3 new schemes.

01/10/05

Motorway Database: M4, M8, M77 updated.

24/09/05

Motorway Database: M1, M2, M3 updated.
Bad Junctions: Three new junctions added: A3-A243-A309, A8-A725 and A52-A61.

17/09/05

CBRD: NEW site design!
International: NEW section on Mexico.

20/08/05

Simulator: A2 and M2 added.

06/08/05

Bad Junctions: Various new comments added.
Simulator: Minor corrections to M5 and M9.
Futures: More updates and additions.

23/07/05

Video: Another Northern Ireland video!
Futures: Updates and additions.

16/07/05

Video: Northern Ireland video added.
Futures: "Completed" section updated.

09/07/05

Histories: Chronology maps reach 1994.
In Depth: Mileage Signs added.

02/07/05

Desktop Wallpaper: NEW desktop images.
Simulator: M5 added, Sim 3.3 launched.

24/06/05

Futures: Various updates and additions.
Reference: Lots of updates! See left.
Great C-Road Hunt: Five new additions.
Photo Gallery: Three new C-roads added.
In Depth: Coventry and Moto updated.
Video: Coventry Ring Road added.
Sitemap: New and improved!

18/06/05

In Depth: Coventry Ring Road added.
Video: Coventry Ring Road added.
Bad Junctions: Various comments added.

11/06/05

Photo Gallery: New Scammonden Bridge album.

04/06/05

Dictionary: Updated with new terms added.
Abbreviations: New page!
In Depth: ATM updated, Moto Services added.
Links: Two new, two updated.
Futures: Updates and additions.

21/05/05

Motorway Database: M1 updated with new style page.
Simulator: M20, M26 and A20 added.
Futures: New and updated schemes.