PLANS for new smart motorways are now cancelled, delivering on the Prime Minister’s summer campaign pledge.
New smart motorways, including the 11 already paused from the second Road Investment Strategy (2020-2025) and the three earmarked for construction during the third Road Investment Strategy (2025-30) will be removed from government road building plans.
Initial estimations suggest constructing future smart motorway schemes would have cost more than £1 billion and cancelling these schemes will allow more time to track public confidence in smart motorways over a longer period, according to Westminster.
