Motorways: Safety
(asked on 16th May 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional emergency refuge areas he plans to add to existing stretches of all lane running motorways in the next twelve months.
This question was answered on 23rd May 2019
In the next twelve months construction work will commence to install 10 additional emergency refuge areas on the M25.
In addition, Highways England are also enhancing the visibility of emergency areas on all new and existing smart motorways by installing orange surfacing and improved, more frequent signs. These changes are designed to help drivers feel more confident that they can find a safe place to stop in an emergency.