look at what these are like and could at some point in the future these projects continue? they said not definitely, 2030 is as far as plans go, and no motorways will be built in that time. find plans go, and no motorways will be built in that time. built in that time. and of course this news just built in that time. and of course this newsjust coming built in that time. and of course this newsjust coming in, - built in that time. and of course this newsjust coming in, but. built in that time. and of course | this newsjust coming in, but has there been any reaction from those who have been campaigning against these? we have spoken to families who have lost loved ones, blaming the smart motorways. figs who have lost loved ones, blaming the smart motorways. the smart motorways. as you say, there has been the smart motorways. as you say, there has been some the smart motorways. as you say, there has been some very - the smart motorways. as you say, there has been some very voc
electronic screens to direct you when you could use those and tell you what the speed limits were. they had been concerns about the safety of that, there was a bbc investigation that reckoned 38 people had died in accidents on those stretches of smart motorway, so about four years ago the government announced a review into safety, then it announced it was pausing the construction of any new sections of these smart motorway is well that was happening, and what we now have today is the government saying that the 11 there are currently in building plans and three earmarked for the future are all going to be taken out of the current road building plans, so they will not go ahead as things stand. what does this mean for the existing smart motorways? here in the uk anyone who has driven on uk roads will know there are many around the country that are still ticking
the sport for now. here in the uk the prime minister is to ban the construction of new smart motorways which use technology to regulate speed and traffic flow on some of the uk s highways. live now to our correspondent, damien grammaticas. these motorways have been controversial for years, haven t they? controversial for years, haven t the ? , ., ., ., they? these are where you have had existin: they? these are where you have had existing stretches they? these are where you have had existing stretches of they? these are where you have had existing stretches of motorway - they? these are where you have had existing stretches of motorway in - existing stretches of motorway in the uk, the government looked to manage those better and get more traffic flowing and created various schemes using slowing down the speed limits in some sections but the most controversial bit was where they were using the area at the side of the motorway, the hard shoulder, where you could park up if you had a
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