Safe roads, reliable journeys, informed travellers
M62 J18-20
M1 J28-31
M1 J32-35a
M1 J39-42
M6 J10a-13
M3 J2-4a
M25 J5-6/7
M25 J23-27
M60 J8-18
M25 J16-23
M1 J25-28
M25 J10-16
M1 J6a-10
M42 J3a-M40 J16
M20 J4-7
M25 J2-3
M25 J27-30
M25 J7-8
M25 J8-10
M62 J25-30
M6 J8-10a
M6 J5-8
M1 J10-13
M42 J3a-7 (pilot)
M42 J7-9
M6 J4-5
M4 J19-20 and M5 J15-17
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York
Bristol
BrightonExeter
Leeds
A1M
A1M
M1
M5
M4
M11A1M
M25
M3
M1
M6
M6
Liverpool
Norwich
Southampton
London
Bedford
NewcastleUpon Tyne
Manchester
Nottingham
Birmingham
Controlled motorway
Hard shoulder running
All lane running
Schemes starting in 2014/15
Dates to be confirmed
Schemes under construction andplanned completion dates
Schemes starting in 2013/14
Schemes open to traffic
England’s motorways are getting smart
Get smart, know your motorways!
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Highways Agency Media Services Dorking S130508 An executive agency of the Department for Transport
www.highways.gov.uk/smartmotorways
England’s motorways are changing. Many now use a range
of new technology to vary speed limits in response to driving
conditions. These smart motorways make the hard shoulder
available to traffi c. This could be permanently or at particularly
busy times of the day. These smart motorways are managed by our
regional control centres. They use CCTV so that Highways Agency
traffi c offi cers can be deployed to incidents if
they occur and help to keep traffi c moving.
This leaflet tells you what to expect and how to use a smart motorway.
Where you see the different types of smart motorways
Different types of smart motorway include:
Hard shoulder running Red X
Controlled motorways have three or more lanes with variable speed limits. The hard shoulder should only be used in a genuine emergency.
There is no hard shoulder on these sections of motorway. Obey variable speed limits and do not stop on the motorway. If you need to stop in an emergency, use an emergency refuge area (shown in the picture above), motorway service area or leave at the next junction.
The hard shoulder will be opened at busy times and the speed limit will be reduced. Do NOT use the hard shoulder unless overhead signs show that you can do so.
We use a red X symbol to show that a lane is closed because of an incident or people working on the road. Driving in a lane with a red X symbol is dangerous and drivers must NOT use it.
A red X symbol on a gantry sign over the motorway
orA red X sign on an gantry sign
at the side of the motorway
Controlled motorway All lane running