Motorways: Safety Measures
Commons · Question 129148 · Tabled 22 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between emergency refuge areas on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Apr 2026
National Highways has completed construction of 151 additional emergency areas across the All Lane Running smart motorway network, through the National Emergency Area Retrofit programme. Across every All Lane Running motorway, the average distance between...