diff --git a/pkgs/maps/main.fnl b/pkgs/maps/main.fnl
index 8e54b30..2ed2bb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/maps/main.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/maps/main.fnl
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ label.readout {
            cairo.Content.COLOR
            (* tile-size num-tiles-x)
            (* tile-size num-tiles-y))
-          g (cairo.Context.create map-surface)]
+          g (cairo.Context.create map-surface)
+          seen-roads {}]
 
       (g:set_source_rgb 0.7 0.8 0.8)
       (g:rectangle 0 0 (* tile-size num-tiles-x) (* tile-size num-tiles-y))
@@ -188,11 +189,25 @@ label.readout {
       (cairo-roads-path g lines bounds)
 
       (g:set_source_rgb 0.2 0.2 0.2)
-      (g:set_font_size (- road-width 3))
+      (g:set_font_size (+ road-width 1))
       (each [_ line (pairs lines)]
         (case line.name
-          n (let [(x y angle) (label-coords line bounds)]
-              (when (and x y)
+          n (let [(x y angle) (label-coords line bounds)
+                  ext  (g:text_extents n)
+                  w ext.width
+                  h ext.height]
+              (when (and x y (not (. seen-roads n)))
+                (tset seen-roads n true)
+
+                (g:save)
+                (g:set_line_width h)
+                (g:set_source_rgb 1 1 1)
+                (g:move_to (- x 1) (- y 1))
+                (g:rotate angle)
+                (g:rel_line_to (+ w 1) 0)
+                (g:stroke)
+                (g:restore)
+
                 (g:save)
                 (g:move_to x y)
                 (g:rotate angle)