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Smart motorways to be reviewed over driver safety fears
Smart motorways are to be reviewed following concerns over driver safety, the transport secretary has said. Grant Shapps told MPs: "We know people are dying on smart motorways".
THIRTEEN railway stations along the 'Borderlands line' between Wrexham and Upton in Wirral are next in line for a £280,000 spruce-up.
THIRTEEN railway stations along the 'Borderlands line' between Wrexham and Upton in Wirral are next in line for a £280,000 spruce-up.
Friday, 25 October 2019
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- Smart motorways to be reviewed over driver safety fearsSmart motorways are to be reviewed following concerns over driver safety, the transport secretary has said. Grant Shapps told MPs: "We know people are dying on smart motorways".
Times Online
- Smart motorways to be reassessed after eight deaths, Grant Shapps announces [subscription]The safety of smart motorways is being reviewed by the government, the transport secretary has announced, as he said “we know people are dying” on them.
Birmingham Post
- M6 Toll celebrates 250 million journeysMore than 50,000 drivers travelling through the Midlands use the M6 Toll every day
- Lagoon Hull: £1.5bn plans for new road in Humber would create 14,000 jobs and expand city's port It will include an 11km-long road built out into the Humber Estuary, providing a route for traffic travelling across Hull
- New division and new academy for Coventry automotive specialistParamex works with Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley Motors and Geely
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Doubt over M62 smart motorway after Minister announces safety review THE FUTURE of the dynamic smart motorway system used on the M62 is in doubt after the Transport Secretary announced a review in Parliament.
Bristol Live
- Smart motorways to be reviewed as minister says he 'knows people are dying'Smart motorways are already in use on parts of the M1, M4, M5, M6, M42 and M62
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