In 2006, National Highways (then known as Highways England) opened the first smart motorway, selecting the M42 in the midlands of England. Smart motorways promised to revolutionise motorway travel.

A coroner has warned that smart motorways are putting lives at risk after a father was killed when a lorry ploughed into his car where there was no hard shoulder. Kevin O'Reilly, 58, from Coventry, ...

This video reveals important motorway guidance that police want every driver to understand. We break down common mistakes ...

The building of all new smart motorways is being cancelled over cost and safety concerns, the government has announced. Some 14 planned schemes, including 11 already on pause and three set for ...

The case for hard shoulders to be returned to motorways has been strengthened after a long-awaited safety report shows smart ...

A year after the U.K. government halted the expansion of so-called "smart motorways," pressure is growing to reintroduce emergency hard shoulders on nearly 200 miles of national highways. A new BBC ...

Smart motorways have a vehicle breakdown rate nearly three times higher than conventional motorways, new figures show. National Highways statistics show 56% of breakdowns logged on England’s motorways ...

Liz Truss says the UK’s experiment with smart motorways has failed and should be brought to an end. The frontrunner in the race to be the next prime minister made the comments in response to an ...

A coroner has issued fresh safety warnings over smart motorways after a driver was killed when his car became stranded. Father-of-one Kevin O’Reilly, 58, had broken down on the M6 near Wolverhampton ...