Episodes

  • Your Ideas for Better Roads (Road to 2050)
    Nov 6 2023

    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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    10 mins
  • Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Our Roads (Road to 2050)
    Aug 1 2023

    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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    5 mins
  • Autonomous Vehicles and Road Design (Road to 2050)
    Aug 1 2023

    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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    5 mins
  • Using Technology in Road Design (Road to 2050)
    Jul 31 2023

    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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    5 mins
  • Roads Aren't Just for Cars (Road to 2050)
    Jul 28 2023

    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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    5 mins
  • Impact of Extreme Weather on Roads (Road to 2050)
    Jul 27 2023

    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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    5 mins
  • Making Roads Easy to Understand (Road to 2050)
    Jul 25 2023

    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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    5 mins
  • Future Materials for our Roads (Road to 2050)
    Jul 25 2023

    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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    6 mins