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.

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The rollout of smart motorways should be suspended due to safety concerns, according to MPs. A report by the Commons’ Transport Select Committee (TSC) said there is not enough safety and economic data ...

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 ...

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

On April 15, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government announced that plans for new, dangerous “smart motorways will be cancelled in recognition of the current lack of public confidence felt by drivers ...

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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 ...

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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Originally built to “manage traffic in a way that minimized environmental impact, cost and time to construct by avoiding the need to build additional lanes,” smart motorways were the pioneering idea ...

The country's smart motorways are under urgent government review after it was found the technology, including the use of the hard shoulder, could result in more accidents and near-misses. There have ...