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* The 15ft-high road ran from London to Exeter It was a route once trod by legionnaires as they marched across a conquered land. But, eventually, the Romans left Britain and the magnificent highway they created was reclaimed by nature and seemingly lost for ever. Now, some 2,000 years after it was built, it has been uncovered in the depths of a forest in Dorset. And, remarkably, it shows no sign of the potholes that blight our modern roads.

A truck carrying bite-sized bagels accidentally dropped its load in the middle of SR-82 Monday night. The cardboard box holding the pastries broke open when it hit the pavement, leaving several thousand mini bagels all over the road near the intersection of Sunshine Boulevard. The Lee County Sheriff's Office asked the Lehigh Acres Fire Department to help clean up the mess. Officials we spoke to say no one was hurt and traffic was not affected by the bagels.

NEW HAVEN, Vt. – The black salamander with yellow spots sat on the roadside in the dark, ready to make a go of it. But it was not on its own. It got help from an escort — one of 45 people who volunteered on a recent night to carry salamanders, frogs and newts across the road during their annual migration to mate. ... From rural Vermont to urban centers like Philadelphia, human escorts, called bucket brigades in some places, help amphibians make it to their mating areas without getting squashed by cars. It's part education, part conservation, and part...

Assembly Democrats will unveil a package of bills today whose linchpin would be $10 billion in borrowing for new roadway construction, including perhaps the Bay Bridge project. Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez of Los Angeles will introduce the proposal today along with members of his Democratic leadership team. The package would cut some taxes, increase others and place a $10 billion bond before voters to breathe new life into billions in planned transportation projects statewide. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not seen details of the Assembly Democrats' package and has taken no position on it, spokesman Vince Sollitto said. Sources close to...