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