United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 181774
Motorways
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19 April 2023
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24 April 2023 · Answer
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24 April 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) ensure that hard shoulders are reinstated along every motorway and (b) abolish the smart motorway programme on all UK motorways.
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19 April 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) ensure that hard shoulders are reinstated along every motorway and (b) abolish the smart motorway programme on all UK motorways.
Source: Commons
24 April 2023
Answer
The Government has decided to cancel plans for the construction of all new smart motorway schemes. Restoring the hard shoulder while maintaining capacity would be hugely disruptive and come at enormous cost. The added congestion caused would push motoris...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-19/181774
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1612484
- uk · wq-1612484 · source updated 24 April 2023