diff --git a/src/components/RoadmapRoute.astro b/src/components/RoadmapRoute.astro
index 70a073b..3bdb2f6 100644
--- a/src/components/RoadmapRoute.astro
+++ b/src/components/RoadmapRoute.astro
@@ -69,12 +69,15 @@ const initialShippingX = lastShippingIndex >= 0 ? layout.itemX[lastShippingIndex
     </div>
   </header>
 
-  <!-- The route — desktop horizontal -->
-  <div class="rr-wrap rr-desktop">
+  <!-- The route — desktop horizontal. .rr-fullbleed escapes the parent
+       .page max-width so the route can span the actual viewport while
+       the header above and legend below stay centred in the content
+       column. -->
+  <div class="rr-wrap rr-fullbleed rr-desktop" data-item-count={items.length}>
     <div class="rr-scroll" id="rr-scroll">
       <div class="rr-scroll-inner">
-        <div class="rr-track" style={`width: ${layout.trackWidth}px; height: 420px;`}>
-        <svg class="rr-path" width={layout.trackWidth} height="420" aria-hidden="true">
+        <div class="rr-track" id="rr-track" style={`width: ${layout.trackWidth}px; height: 420px;`}>
+        <svg class="rr-path" id="rr-path-svg" width={layout.trackWidth} height="420" aria-hidden="true">
           <defs>
             <linearGradient id="rr-path-gradient" x1="0" y1="0" x2="1" y2="0">
               <stop offset="0" stop-color="#2a2520" stop-opacity="0.55"/>
@@ -84,13 +87,14 @@ const initialShippingX = lastShippingIndex >= 0 ? layout.itemX[lastShippingIndex
             </linearGradient>
           </defs>
           {layout.pathD && (
-            <path d={layout.pathD} fill="none" stroke="url(#rr-path-gradient)" stroke-width="1.25" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+            <path id="rr-path-d" d={layout.pathD} fill="none" stroke="url(#rr-path-gradient)" stroke-width="1.25" stroke-linecap="round"/>
           )}
         </svg>
 
         {items.map((item, i) => (
           <div
             class="rr-milestone"
+            data-y={layout.itemY[i]}
             style={`left: ${layout.itemX[i]}px; top: ${layout.itemY[i]}px;`}
           >
             <div
@@ -153,25 +157,73 @@ const initialShippingX = lastShippingIndex >= 0 ? layout.itemX[lastShippingIndex
 </section>
 
 <script>
-  // Vanilla nav for the desktop horizontal route:
-  //  - arrows scrollBy 72% of the viewport per click
-  //  - edge fades flip on at-start / at-end
-  //  - progress dots track scroll position
-  //  - on mount, scroll the 'you are here' milestone roughly 25% from left
+  // Vanilla route runtime. Two concerns:
+  //  1. Nav: arrow buttons, edge fades, initial-scroll into shipping
+  //  2. Viewport-aware layout — SSR uses a 1100px fallback for the math;
+  //     on the client we know the real viewport, so we recompute itemX
+  //     positions + SVG path d + track width on mount and on (debounced)
+  //     resize. itemY values come from data-y on each milestone (path
+  //     amplitude doesn't change with viewport, only the horizontal spread).
+  const MIN_SPACING = 320;
+  const PADDING_X   = 60;
+
   document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.route').forEach((section) => {
     const scroll = section.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#rr-scroll');
+    const wrap   = section.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.rr-wrap');
+    const track  = section.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#rr-track');
+    const svg    = section.querySelector<SVGSVGElement>('#rr-path-svg');
+    const pathD  = section.querySelector<SVGPathElement>('#rr-path-d');
+    const milestones = Array.from(section.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.rr-milestone'));
     const prev   = section.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#rr-prev');
     const next   = section.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#rr-next');
     const fadeL  = section.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#rr-fade-l');
     const fadeR  = section.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#rr-fade-r');
-    if (!scroll) return;
+    if (!scroll || !track || !svg) return;
 
-    const step = () => scroll.clientWidth * 0.72;
+    const itemCount = milestones.length;
+    const itemY: number[] = milestones.map(m => Number(m.dataset.y ?? 0));
 
-    prev?.addEventListener('click', () => scroll.scrollBy({ left: -step(), behavior: 'smooth' }));
-    next?.addEventListener('click', () => scroll.scrollBy({ left:  step(), behavior: 'smooth' }));
+    /** Recompute trackWidth + itemX[] + pathD using the live viewport. */
+    function recompute() {
+      const vw = window.innerWidth;
+      const targetUsableWidth = vw * 0.80;
+      const dataDrivenWidth   = (itemCount - 1) * MIN_SPACING;
+      const usableWidth       = Math.max(targetUsableWidth, dataDrivenWidth);
+      const trackWidth        = usableWidth + PADDING_X * 2;
 
-    function update() {
+      const itemX: number[] = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < itemCount; i += 1) {
+        itemX.push(
+          itemCount === 1
+            ? PADDING_X + usableWidth / 2
+            : PADDING_X + (i / (itemCount - 1)) * usableWidth,
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Bezier path: control points at the segment midpoint x with control
+      // y values matching the prior and next milestone (keeps the tangent
+      // flat at each dot — the "river" feel from the layout helper).
+      let d = '';
+      if (itemCount > 0) {
+        d = `M ${itemX[0]} ${itemY[0]}`;
+        for (let i = 1; i < itemCount; i += 1) {
+          const cx = (itemX[i - 1] + itemX[i]) / 2;
+          d += ` C ${cx} ${itemY[i - 1]}, ${cx} ${itemY[i]}, ${itemX[i]} ${itemY[i]}`;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Apply.
+      track!.style.width = `${trackWidth}px`;
+      svg!.setAttribute('width', String(trackWidth));
+      if (pathD && d) pathD.setAttribute('d', d);
+      milestones.forEach((m, i) => { m.style.left = `${itemX[i]}px`; });
+    }
+
+    const step = () => scroll!.clientWidth * 0.72;
+    prev?.addEventListener('click', () => scroll!.scrollBy({ left: -step(), behavior: 'smooth' }));
+    next?.addEventListener('click', () => scroll!.scrollBy({ left:  step(), behavior: 'smooth' }));
+
+    function updateNav() {
       const max = scroll!.scrollWidth - scroll!.clientWidth;
       const atStart = scroll!.scrollLeft <= 2;
       const atEnd   = scroll!.scrollLeft >= max - 2;
@@ -181,20 +233,28 @@ const initialShippingX = lastShippingIndex >= 0 ? layout.itemX[lastShippingIndex
       if (fadeR) fadeR.style.opacity = atEnd ? '0' : '1';
     }
 
-    scroll.addEventListener('scroll', update, { passive: true });
-    window.addEventListener('resize', update);
+    scroll.addEventListener('scroll', updateNav, { passive: true });
 
-    // Initial scroll: park the most recent shipping item ~25% from the left.
-    const initialX = Number(section.dataset.initialX ?? 0);
-    if (initialX > 0) {
+    // Debounced resize → recompute layout + refresh nav state. 120ms is
+    // long enough to coalesce drag-resize events without feeling laggy.
+    let resizeTimer: number | undefined;
+    window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
+      if (resizeTimer !== undefined) window.clearTimeout(resizeTimer);
+      resizeTimer = window.setTimeout(() => { recompute(); updateNav(); }, 120);
+    });
+
+    // Initial mount: recompute with the real viewport, then scroll the
+    // 'you are here' milestone roughly 25% from the left.
+    recompute();
+    const initialX = milestones.find(m => m.querySelector('.rr-dot.rr-current'));
+    if (initialX) {
+      const x = parseFloat(initialX.style.left) || 0;
       const max = scroll.scrollWidth - scroll.clientWidth;
-      const target = Math.max(0, Math.min(max, initialX - scroll.clientWidth * 0.25));
+      const target = Math.max(0, Math.min(max, x - scroll.clientWidth * 0.25));
       scroll.scrollLeft = target;
     }
-
-    // First paint may happen before layout settles — re-measure shortly after.
-    setTimeout(update, 50);
-    update();
+    setTimeout(updateNav, 50);
+    updateNav();
   });
 </script>
 
@@ -240,6 +300,15 @@ const initialShippingX = lastShippingIndex >= 0 ? layout.itemX[lastShippingIndex
 
   /* ── Desktop route ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
   .rr-wrap { position: relative; }
+
+  /* Escape the parent .page max-width so the route can use the actual
+     viewport width. The headline, dispatch banner, section header, and
+     legend all stay centred at content width — only the route widens. */
+  .rr-fullbleed {
+    width: 100vw;
+    margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw);
+    margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw);
+  }
   .rr-scroll {
     /* overflow-x: auto + overflow-y: visible is the only thing that lets
        hovered cards expand above/below the track without being clipped.
@@ -251,11 +320,13 @@ const initialShippingX = lastShippingIndex >= 0 ? layout.itemX[lastShippingIndex
     scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
     scroll-behavior: smooth;
     scrollbar-width: none;
-    /* Top/bottom give cards room to grow above/below the track. The 60px
-       sides give the first/last cards room when fully scrolled. */
-    padding: 60px 60px 80px;
-    scroll-padding-left: 60px;
-    scroll-padding-right: 60px;
+    /* Top/bottom give cards room to grow above/below the track. The 80px
+       sides give the first/last cards room when fully scrolled inside
+       the now full-bleed container — small but visible breathing room
+       between the route and the absolute viewport edges. */
+    padding: 60px 80px 80px;
+    scroll-padding-left: 80px;
+    scroll-padding-right: 80px;
   }
   .rr-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
   .rr-scroll-inner { /* structural — keeps the track on its own layer */ }