People whose lives have been impacted by smart motorways claim that new refuge areas installed on the M1 are 'not enough' after new that more will be installed on the M1.
Emergency refuge areas are located on smart motorways where the hard shoulder has been turned into an extra running lane. In comparison to January 2022, a new programme will see around 50 percent more emergency areas across the all-lane running smart motorways network, aiming to give drivers added reassurance.
This includes the installation of more additional emergency areas on the M1, between junctions 32 and 35a South Yorkshire, and between junctions 39 and 42 in West Yorkshire. It comes after the government cancelled plans to build more all-lane running smart motorways in April due to a “lack of public confidence”.
