With increases in traffic, towns and villages are gradually being bypassed.

The town is bypassed by the A26 autoroute to the north.

The town was bypassed by the A52 road in February 1989 at a cost of £3m.

The town was bypassed by the new Bass Highway in the early 1990s.

The town is also bypassed by the A38 road in 1972.

However, the town was bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May, 2010.

Howden is situated on the A614, although the town itself has been bypassed.

The town is bypassed by the N15 and N56 roads.

The town was bypassed by the A19 in November 1994.

The town is bypassed and a ring road has been completed in a bid to further alleviate traffic.