All New Smart Motorways Scrapped

PLANS FOR new smart motorways are now cancelled, delivering on the Prime Minister’s summer campaign pledge.
New smart motorways, including the 11 already paused from the second Road Investment Strategy (2020-2025) and the three earmarked for construction during the third Road Investment Strategy (2025-30) will be removed from the government road building plans.
“Initial estimations suggest constructing future smart motorway schemes would have cost more than £1 billion and cancelling these schemes will allow more time to track public confidence in smart motorways over a longer period,” said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
“All drivers deserve to have confidence in the roads they use. That’s why I pledged to stop the building of all new smart motorways, and I’m making good on that promise. The Government and National Highways continues to invest £900 million in further safety improvements on existing smart motorways,” he said.

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