Smart Motorway
Drivers ignoring smart motorway lane closed...
More than 53,000 motorists have been caught by police enforcement cameras disobeying Red X signs on smart motorways since 2021, according to new research conducted
Half of drivers avoid using lane one on ‘...
Half of drivers (49%) say they frequently or occasionally avoid using lane one on ‘all lane running’ smart motorways – a revelation that completely undermines
M4 motorway upgrade enters final stages
The M4 motorway upgrade will enter its final stage this week, with a new fourth lane and extra road safety features opening between junctions 3
M27 motorway upgrade enters final stages
Drivers on one of the busiest stretches of motorway in the country will see changes this week with a new lane becoming available for traffic
Smart motorway rollout to be paused
The rollout of new smart motorway schemes will be paused until a full five years’ worth of safety data is available, as the Department for
Public trust was undermined on smart motorw...
Highways England undermined trust in smart motorways when it failed to give an accurate timeline for a 2016 pledge to make technology to detect stopped
Highways England forced to backtrack smart ...
Highways England has had to backtrack on its plan to convert a section of the M62 to all lane running without a statutory environmental impact
Measures to boost safety on ‘All Lane...
Every new ‘All Lane Running’ (ALR) motorway, more commonly known as ‘smart motorway’, will open with technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles
Are Highways England addressing smart motor...
The safety of smart motorways has hit the news again this week, after an inquest heard the deaths of two men on a converted stretch
Less than half of drivers aware of smart mo...
Brake says the findings of a new survey reinforce the urgent need to improve public awareness of smart motorways. The survey of 2,000 UK drivers,
