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All new smart motorways scrapped

Government says cancelling all lane running projects will save £1bn

Mark Moran
21 April 2023
The components of an all lane running system (DfT)
All lane running (DfT)
All lane running (DfT)

 

No more smart motorways will be built in England in recognition of a lack of public confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures, the government has announced.

A total of 14 schemes in the pipeline will be scrapped, a move will save about £1bn.

New smart motorways – including the 11 already paused from the second Road Investment Strategy (2020 to 2025) and the three earmarked for construction during the third Road Investment Strategy (2025 to 2030) – will be removed from...

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