UK Scraps Plans for New Smart Motorways Over Safety and Cost Concerns

UK Scraps Plans for New Smart Motorways Over Safety and Cost Concerns
Vehicles on the new 13.4-mile long M3 "smart" motorway near Longcross, Surrey, in UK, on July 3, 2017. Steve Parsons/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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The UK government has decided to scrap all plans for new “smart motorways,” citing financial pressures and safety concerns.

Fourteen planned smart motorways—including 11 that are already paused and 3 earmarked for construction—will be removed from the government’s road building plans, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced on Saturday.