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Charlie Duffield

What are smart motorways and why have so many been scrapped?

England

The AA has joined campaigners in calling for all existing smart motorways to be scrapped.

It comes as the Government announced on Sunday (April 16) that smart motorways will no longer be built in the UK because of safety fears.

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