Ever since smart motorways were introduced in the UK in 2006, they have proved highly controversial. The concept was brought in to create much-needed capacity on key parts of a congested road network.

The building of all new smart motorways is being cancelled over cost and safety concerns, the government has announced. Some 14 planned schemes, including 11 already on pause and three set for ...

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 ...

Controversial 'smart' motorways are barely providing any economic benefit, damning new analysis has found. Two sections of smart motorway are actively losing the nation income, and a further six ...

In one of his essays, George Orwell pilloried the use of “political language” – consisting “largely of euphemism, question begging and sheer cloudy vagueness”, said Leo McKinstry in the Daily Express.

British politicians, national and local, tend to like investing in roads. The Treasury believes that the Department for Transport’s approach to economic analysis is sound, and so is willing to award ...

AA says long-awaited evaluations show schemes are a ‘catastrophic waste of time, money and effort’ Most of England’s smart motorway schemes have proved poor or very poor value for money, according to ...

Britain’s motorways are rarely out of the news, whether it’s the controversy surrounding smart motorways or endless reports about roadworks, accidents and tailbacks. Millions of drivers use the ...