UK government scraps smart motorway plans, cites high costs and low public confidence
The UK government has canceled all plans for new smart motorways, citing"cost pressures" and a lack of public confidence in the tech-enhanced highway stretches.from the government earlier today said 11 smart motorways scheduled for construction between 2020 and 2025 that were previously paused won't be built, and an additional three included in future plans have all been removed from the government's road construction plans through 2030.
Safety on smart motorways has been a widespread concern since their introduction, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak madeRollout of the enhanced highways was paused in January 2022, when Sunak was serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under then-PM Boris Johnson.
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