The unpopular smart motorways system that has angered motorists and drew the ire of road safety charities will be scrapped.
Existing stretches will remain but be subjected to a safety refit so there are more emergency stopping places.Smart motorways are a stretch of road where technology is used to regulate traffic flow and ease congestion.
But there have been longstanding fears after high numbers of fatal accidents involving vehicles forced to stop in live lanes, without a hard shoulder, only to be hit from behind.The motorways have no hard shoulder for emergencies, and use technology to close off lanes The Department for Transport said the new schemes would have cost more than £1bn and cancelling them would allow time to track public trust in smart motorways over a longer period.
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