Smart motorway schemes halted amid safety worries

By Dave Rogers2022-01-12T09:18:00

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Government wants to assess five years of data before deciding whether to press on with initiative blamed for number of deaths

The government has said plans to build more smart motorways has been paused while their safety is assessed.

It means proposals to work on upcoming schemes such as the M40/M42 interchange, due to carried out by a Bam and Morgan Sindall joint venture, and on the M25 between junctions 10 and 16 will be suspended.

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