Which probably in fact means cancelled. Good news IMHO, The idea was to increase capacity, which increases traffic, and carbon emissions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65288852
Smart motorway project "paused"
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Smart motorway project "paused"
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Re: Smart motorway project "paused"
Yes, good news. Motorways were designed with hard shoulders for a reason.
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Re: Smart motorway project "paused"
Perhaps the government had done a "Ford Pinto" cost-benefit analysis where the savings made by eliminating hard shoulders was more than the total cost of the lives lost by making this change.
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Re: Smart motorway project "paused"
The 'battle' is only half won......
They've only agreed not to build any new ones...., which is probably more to do with saving money, than saving lives....
Approx. 10% of the motorway network is already 'Smart' - no plans as yet to reinstate the lost hard shoulders....??
They've only agreed not to build any new ones...., which is probably more to do with saving money, than saving lives....
Approx. 10% of the motorway network is already 'Smart' - no plans as yet to reinstate the lost hard shoulders....??