Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 127108

Motorways: Safety

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Sarah Champion

LabourRotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Third Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2021–22, Rollout and safety of smart motorways, HC26, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that emergency refuges on All Lane Ru

Answer

Simon Lightwood
National Highways has completed construction of 151 additional emergency areas across the all lane running (ALR) smart motorway network through the National Emergency Area Retrofit (NEAR) programme. National Highways is evaluating the effectiveness of the...

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