Fourteen planned smart motorways are being scrapped
The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged concerns about safety and cost.
Downing Street confirmed the move, first reported by The Telegraph, which also said existing stretches will remain but be subjected to a safety refit so there are more emergency stopping places.They involve various methods to manage the flow of traffic, such as converting the hard shoulder into a live running lane and variable speed limits.
In January 2022, the Government paused the expansion of motorways where the hard shoulder is used as a permanent live traffic lane.In his Tory leadership campaign last summer, Mr Sunak vowed to ban them.
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