Editing Resources

We are not allowed to copy directly from any 3rd-party maps or aerials, but they can be used for research.

Online maps

National mapping

http://www.google.co.uk/maps - including Street View which sometimes has more recent pictures than you see on the map (check the dates), especially when a new road is constructed over an old one. Useful for working out new junctions.

http://www.bing.co.uk/maps - also includes OS maps for some zoom levels.

http://www.openstreetmap.com - possibly more up-to-date, but don't rely on it.

Ordnance Survey OpenData - Comprehensive map useful for determining road types.

City of London Interactive Streetworks map - gives access to OS UK-wide detailed mapping showing building names and house numbers. Very useful for checking the location of user-added places. Opens focussed on City of London showing current and planned streetworks but can be panned and zoomed to other locations.

Highways England Network Managemant Map - PDF 5.09MB Map of roads managed by Highways England, trunk roads etc.

National roadworks

http://www.trafficengland.com - Roadworks & closure information on roads managed by Highways England.

https://roadworks.org/ - information about roadworks, road closures and diversions affecting the UK road network.

https://trafficscotland.org - Roadworks & closure information on roads in Scotland.

https://www.roadworksscotland.org/ - information supplied by roads authorities, undertakers and other third parties in Scotland.

Road Databases

These can be useful when trying to figure out the names of junctions, restrictions and classifications.

https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/35771/listoftrunkroads.pdf Official list of Scottish trunk roads.

http://www.nmwtra.org.uk/ The North & Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency

http://www.swtra.co.uk/ The South Wales Trunk Road Agent

http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/ (Motorway database, and other good stuff. Not always up-to-date)

http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page (Wiki of UK roads)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Roads_in_the_United_Kingdom (Wikipedia - duh!)

http://www.roadsuk.com Loads of information about UK roads, including history, road numbering, signage, etc.

http://www.pathetic.org.uk A great site about British Motorways, their history, secret ones, lost ones and unfinished ones. Worth a read.

New Roads and Junctions

When mapping new roads or junction layouts, the big online map sites are often months or years behind. These resources can help you figure out what's what:

http://roads.highways.gov.uk/ (Highways Agency road projects - other sites for Scotland and Wales)

http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/forum/ (Sabre forum - often has threads about specific projects)

http://www.google.co.uk/maps (Streetview sometimes has more recent pictures than you see on the map, especially when a new road is constructed an old one. Useful for working out new junctions)

Specific regions

• England: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/map-search can zoom in far enough to see house numbers!
• TRO Library - National archive of TROs, search by local authority, then filter list.

Authority	Traffic Orders	Closures	Planning	Highways Record	Other
East of England
North Hertfordshire			Map
Essex Highways	Traffic regulation orders		Highway schemes
East Midlands
Nottinghamshire	Map1		Map2	Map3
Greater London
Bexley	Public notices		Map
City of London		Closures & events | Map
Croydon	Permanent | Temporary	Closures
Ealing		Weekly roadworks
Enfield	Recent TMOs
Hammersmith & Fulham		Weekly roadworks
Kensington & Chelsea		Weekly bulletin
Kingston-upon-Thames	TMO archive [Google Drive]	Weekly roadworks		Adoption map
Lambeth	Recent orders
Merton		Roadworks bulletin
Richmond		Roadworks map
Southwark	Recent TMOs | Stopping up				District map
Sutton	TMOs & Notices
Wandsworth		Roadworks bulletin	Map
Westminster	TMO search	Fortnightly bulletin
North East
North West
South East
Buckinghamshire				Street record [XLS]	Major projects
Dartford			Map
East Hampshire			Map
East Sussex		Roadworks
Isle of Wight		Closures [PDF]
Surrey	Public notices		Map4	Map5
West Sussex		Roadworks list
South West
Devon		Roadworks & major projects
Yorkshire & Humber
North Yorkshire				Map
West Midlands
Utility Companies
Severn Trent Water	http://stw.works	Bristol Channel to the Humber, Shropshire to the East Midlands
Southern Gas Networks	https://www.sgn.co.uk/Roadworks/	Scotland, the south of England and part of Northern Ireland
Scotland
Aberdeenshire			Map
Fife	Legal orders / notices		Map
Stirling		Planned closures
Wales
wales.gov	Traffic orders6

Notes:

1. Select Traffic Regulation Orders and / or Turning Point Restrictions layer under Layers > Transport & Streets
2. Select Planning Applications layer under Layers > Planning
3. Select Adopted Highways layer under Layers > Transport & Streets
4. Select Planning Applications layer under Environment, housing and planning
5. Select Road Network layer under Roads and Transport
6. Wales.gov is being redesigned, this page is still being updated as of April 2019.