AA says long-awaited evaluations show schemes are a ‘catastrophic waste of time, money and effort’ ...

Many smart motorways are currently failing to offer the value for money expected when they were originally planned, according ...

The government has been urged to reinstate hard shoulders on Britain’s smart motorways after being accused of wasting money on the now cancelled projects. All-lane-running (ALR) smart motorways have ...

Eight smart motorway schemes in England are projected to deliver poor value for money, according to official evaluations.

Millions of motorists stuck in queues during the bank holiday getaway will wish there was less congestion on motorways. One of the ways Highways England is increasing capacity is by creating smart ...

Smart motorways are losing the economy money and creating traffic jams with mixed safety benefit, according to new analysis.

The rollout of "all-lane-running" smart motorways is being paused amid safety concerns, following a government inquiry. The Department for Transport (DfT) says it will pause the expansion of smart ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ana Borges broke her back after she was hit by a lorry while waiting for help on the side of the M1 - JOHN LAWRENCE A woman who ...

New official assessments have been released ...

The widow of a man who was killed on a smart motorway is campaigning for the release of unpublished road evaluation reports. Jason Mercer, 44, was killed on the M1 near junction 34, Sheffield, where ...

As a so-called smart motorway, the hard shoulder on this stretch of the M1 in South Yorkshire had long since been scrapped and turned into a live lane. It meant that, when his van came to a stop, Mr ...

Controversial 'smart' motorways are barely providing any economic benefit, damning new analysis has found.