Third Report - Rollout and safety of smart motorways
Select Committee
Transport Committee
HC 26
2 November 2021
Government response
Rollout and safety of smart motorways: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report · published 12 Jan 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
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Conclusion
Accepted
Para 16
We welcome the Department’s acceleration of safety improvements to all-lane running motorways and acknowledge that...
Conclusion
We welcome the Department’s acceleration of safety improvements to all-lane running motorways and acknowledge that the current Secretary of State for Transport and Minister for Roads have, upon their appointment, taken steps to address safety and delivery failures on all-lane …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it agrees with the recommendation and will immediately pause the rollout of All-Lane Running (ALR) smart motorway schemes yet to commence construction. This pause will remain until five years of safety data is available for ALR motorways introduced before 2020.
Department for Transport
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Recommendation
Accepted
The Government and National Highways should pause the rollout of all-lane running motorways to collect...
Recommendation
The Government and National Highways should pause the rollout of all-lane running motorways to collect more data, to upgrade and then evaluate the safety of existing all-lane running schemes and to consider alternative options for enhancing capacity on the Strategic …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation and will pause the conversion of seven Dynamic Hard Shoulder schemes to All-Lane Running motorways until the next Road Investment Strategy. They will consider alternative operating approaches, continue data collection on safety performance, and install further safety measures on existing DHS motorways.
Department for Transport
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Recommendation
Accepted
Para 45
Controlled motorways, which retain the hard shoulder and have technology to regulate traffic, have the...
Recommendation
Controlled motorways, which retain the hard shoulder and have technology to regulate traffic, have the lowest casualty rates of all types of motorway on the Strategic Road Network. The Department and National Highways should revisit the case for controlled motorways. …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation and will revisit the case for controlled motorways, comparing their business case with that of all-lane running motorways. An initial report on this comparison will be published later this year, with updates over the next few years.
Department for Transport
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