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.

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 ...

A third of drivers report feeling “a lot less safe” on any form of “smart” motorway than they did three years ago, a new ...

UK motorists are shunning smart motorways amidst fears over the new traffic measures that could leave them out of pocket by £100, coupled with anxieties about the absence of hard shoulders. A freshly ...

UK drivers have been avoiding using smart motorways due to concerns over the traffic measures, which could see drivers fined £100, as well as the lack of hard shoulders. A recent report found that 33 ...

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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 ...

Ministers are being urged to reinstate the hard shoulder on smart motorways -Credit:Steve Parsons/PA Ministers are being urged to reinstate the hard shoulder on smart motorways. The RAC issued the ...

A £390 million programme to add more than 150 additional emergency stopping areas to smart motorways in England has been completed, National Highways said. Construction work began in June 2023 after ...