The building of new smart motorways in the UK is being cancelled over concerns about safety and cost, the government has said. There are 14 schemes, including 11 that had already been paused and three ...
“This is an issue we’ve raised with Highways England because we have too many members saying they’re driving down an absolutely open road with 50 or 60mph speed limits on the overhead gantries.” ...
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THE UK government outlined its plans to get rid of controversial smart motorways in a announcement in April 2023. Here, we look at when smart motorways were invented, and why they have been criticised ...
Smart motorways have a vehicle breakdown rate nearly three times higher than conventional motorways, new figures show. National Highways statistics show 56% of breakdowns logged on England’s motorways ...
A coroner has warned that smart motorways are putting lives at risk after a father was killed when a lorry ploughed into his ...
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