Ever since smart motorways were introduced in the UK in 2006, they have proved highly controversial. The concept was brought in to create much-needed capacity on key parts of a congested road network.

A year after the U.K. government halted the expansion of so-called "smart motorways," pressure is growing to reintroduce emergency hard shoulders on nearly 200 miles of national highways. A new BBC ...

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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 ...

The government has been urged to reinstate hard shoulders on Britain’s smart motorways after being accused of wasting money on the now cancelled projects. All-lane-running (ALR) smart motorways have ...

Smart motorways without a hard shoulder have a poorer safety record than conventional motorways for crashes involving stopped vehicles, new figures suggest. People are twice as likely to be killed or ...

The rollout of "all-lane-running" smart motorways is being paused amid safety concerns, following a government inquiry. The Department for Transport (DfT) says it will pause the expansion of smart ...

The case for hard shoulders to be returned to motorways has been strengthened after a long-awaited safety report shows smart ...

Millions of motorists stuck in queues during the bank holiday getaway will wish there was less congestion on motorways. One of the ways Highways England is increasing capacity is by creating smart ...

A third of motorists are feeling a lot less secure on any type of smart motorway compared to their sentiments three years ago ...

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