Dongas road protest group
The Dongas Tribe was a collection of road protesters and travellers in England, noted for their occupation of Twyford Down outside Winchester, Hampshire. The name Dongas comes from the Matabele word for "gully", given by Winchester locals to the deep drovers' tracks on Twyford Down.
An example of a gully, 'the dongas', on Twyford Down, from where the tribe took their name
The cutting at Twyford Down, during construction of the M3 motorway, 1994
Road protest in the United Kingdom
Road protests in the United Kingdom usually occur as a reaction to a stated intention by the relevant authorities to build a new road, or to modify an existing road. Reasons for opposition to opening new roads include a desire to reduce air pollution and thus not wishing to incentivise increased or sustained car usage, and/or a desire to reduce or maintain low noise pollution by not having or increasing the use of motor vehicles in the area of the planned/proposed road. Protests may also be made by those wishing to see new roads built, changes made to existing roads, or against restricting their use by motor traffic.
Protest against Low Traffic Neighbourhood policy, Ealing, London, 2021
Uncompleted Motorway Junction on the M23 towards London. Work on London radial motorways stopped in the 1970s.
Eviction of the Tot Hill camp, Newbury bypass, 1996
Road protest, Bilston Glen, Scotland