National Highways clarifies SVD retrofit pledge26/05/2022 National Highways has insisted that it will have stopped vehicle detection up and running across its smart motorway network by its September target, despite recently suggesting that it would count schemes where the technology is still being calibrated. |
National Highways admits room for improvement on SVD16/05/2022 National Highways will look to upgrade its stopped vehicle detection technology on smart motorways after it recently failed to detect stationary vehicles before two serious crashes and already plans to upgrade one of the earliest installations of the technology. |
SVD testing further delays M27 upgrade19/04/2022 National Highways has asked drivers to ‘bear with us’ after a reduced speed limit remained on a smart motorway upgrade while safety technology is tested, two months after physical traffic management was removed. |
Smart motorway opening delayed for SVD21/09/2021 The second phase of National Highways’ £85m conversion of a stretch of the M56 to all lane running will get underway next month but the opening of the project will be delayed for the installation of stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology. |
Smart motorway scheme delayed for stopped vehicle detection tech21/07/2021 Highways England has further delayed the opening of an all lane running smart motorway scheme to install stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology on the M27, with the scheme now not due to open until next spring. |
Highways England 'considering findings' of CCTV stopped vehicle trial19/01/2021 Highways England has met a pledge in its Delivery Plan to carry out a large-scale trial of a CCTV-based alternative to its existing stopped vehicle detection system. |
Highways England could face corporate manslaughter charge over smart motorway death05/01/2021 Highways England could face a corporate manslaughter charge over the death of passenger from a broken down vehicle on a smart motorway. |
Highways England to launch £32m stopped vehicle detection procurement23/03/2020 Highways England plans to launch a £32m tender for stopped vehicle detection (SVD) systems this April, as part of its programme of safety improvements to smart motorways. |
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