Shapps slammed over safety review hold-up09/03/2020 Ministers have been criticised for failing to conclude a review of smart motorways that was announced in the Autumn. |
Highways England facing bill of millions for smart motorway retrofit03/02/2020 With the publication of a review of smart motorway all lane running (ALR) schemes ‘imminent’, Highways England is facing costs running into millions of pounds to retrofit new safety measures to schemes that remain in construction. |
Widow to launch legal challenge over all lane running22/01/2020 The widow of a driver killed on a Smart Motorway has instructed lawyers to begin work on a legal challenge calling for them to be scrapped. |
Watchdog tells Highways England to up its game on safety11/11/2019 The head of the national transport consumer watchdog has called on Highways England to do more to improve the safety of ‘smart motorways’, including speeding up the roll-out of stopped vehicle detection. |
AA says only one in 10 feel safer on smart motorways15/10/2019 Only one in 10 drivers say they feel safer on all lane running (ALR) smart motorway schemes compared to a traditional motorway, according to a study by the AA. |
Drivers are 'sitting ducks': 17 minutes to spot live lane breakdowns30/08/2019 Highways England's control centres can take an average of 17 minutes to spot a broken down vehicle in a live lane of an all lane running ‘smart’ motorway when Stationary Vehicle Detection (SVD) systems are not in place. |
Kier reaches safety milestone on smart motorways schemes15/08/2019 Two Kier Highways all lane running smart motorway projects have worked over one million hours without a reportable injury. |
King calls smart motorway breakdowns 'terrifying' as safety boost stalls16/04/2019 The president of the AA has criticised Highways England for not acting quickly enough to improve safety on ‘smart motorway’ all lane running schemes, including shortening the distance between emergency refuge areas for broken-down vehicles. |
£256m upgrade 'makes M6 fit for the future'09/04/2019 Highways England has completed a £265m project to add extra lanes and new technology to a 19-mile stretch of the M6, which it called the most significant change since the motorway first opened in Cheshire in 1963. |
Arch enemy of M6 upgrade to bite the dust21/02/2019 Highways England will close the M6 for around 18 hours next month to take down an arch bridge standing in the way of an all lane running scheme. |
M6 bridge to come down to make room for all lane running16/08/2018 Highways England has announced plans to remove a 150-tonne section of concrete bridge across the M6 in one piece to make room for an all lane running smart motorway. |
TSC: Do not ignore smart motorway safety concerns29/09/2016 The Transport Select Committee says the government must not ignore safety concerns presented by its recent All lane running report. |
Transport Committee calls for halt on ‘all lane running’ schemes30/06/2016 Motorway hard shoulders should not be used as permanent driving lanes, MPs on the Transport Select Committee have warned. |
RAC welcomes smart motorway safety review11/05/2016 The RAC has welcomed Highways England's review into the distance between emergency rescue areas on smart motorways. |
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