Smart Motorways were once lauded as the future of British motoring, but are now deeply unpopular and their planned expansion has been put on hold, but why is this? Music from #Uppbeat (free for ...

New figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show a growing crisis on England's roads, with major arteries becoming increasingly clogged. The average delay on the Strategic Road Network ...

Delays are growing across England’s road network, with the average delay now at 11.6 seconds per vehicle per mile, compared to free flow. That is a 5.5% increase on year ending June 2024, according to ...

Smart motorways were first introduced to the UK in 2006. The aim was to tackle stop-start congestion by using variable speed limits – in some cases by incorporating the hard shoulder as a running lane ...

A stretch of the M4 westbound is closed after overnight roadworks overran. The motorway is shut between Junction 12 for ...

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