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Smart motorwayM6 junctions 16 to 19
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MacclesfieldMacclesfield
CongletonCongleton
WilmslowWilmslow
Holmes ChapelHolmes Chapel
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
CreweCrewe
ShawingtonShawingtonNantwichNantwich
Where is this smart motorway?
Smart motorways are a technology driven approach to the use of our motorways, improving journey times and controlling traffic flows through variable speed limits.
Highways England is working to deliver a smart motorway scheme on the M6 between junctions 16 and 19. This is a major strategic route connecting people, communities and businesses, carrying around 132,000 vehicles per day.
At present the route is characterised by:
� Congestion � Unpredictable journey times � a higher than average
accident rate1
� a significant proportion of heavy goods vehicle traffic2
Using our knowledge of operating smart motorways on other sections of our motorway network we have further developed this approach for a number of future schemes, including a section of the M6 between junctions 16 and 19. This approach is known as smart motorways – all lanes running (SM-ALR), where the hard shoulder is permanently converted to a running lane.
Signs and signals will be used to inform drivers of conditions on the network and when variable mandatory speed limits are in place. These will be positioned on verge mounted gantries on the left hand side of the road.
This scheme will support the economy by providing much needed additional capacity at reduced costs while maintaining safety for drivers, their passengers and those who work on the roads.
Smart motorway M6 junctions 16 to 19
1. A higher Fatal and Weighted Injury casualty rate per billion vehicle miles based on the baseline data 2010-2012:
‘M6 junctions 16 to 19 Smart Motorway Safety Plan’. 2. Department for Transport Traffic Counts (2015)
low noise surfacing
signs
lighting columns replaced
new gantries
new signals
new CCTV cameras
concrete barriers
emergency refuge areas
message signs
traffic monitoringloop sites
technology ductingunder carriageway ducts
What you will see on a smart motorway The key features of a smart motorway – all lanes running design are:
� Four running lanes in each direction, creating more capacity
� Electronic signals to control speed, close lanes and provide information to drivers
� Emergency refuge areas, with telephones, at regular intervals to provide an area of relative safety for drivers whose vehicles have broken down
� CCTV coverage over the full length of the managed motorway section to help identify incidents and manage traffic
� Upgrade of central reserve barrier to rigid concrete
Public information exhibition
We will be holding an exhibition in the local area, giving you the opportunity to find out more about the scheme and to ask any questions you may have.
Join us (please note that the same exhibition is being held on both dates):
Sandbach Town HallWednesday 22 July 2015
2.00pm until 8.00pm
High StreetSandbachCheshireCW11 1AX
Middlewich Town HallSaturday 25 July 20159.30am until 4.00pm
Victoria BuildingsLewin StreetMiddlewichCheshireCW10 9AS
For more information please contact:Write: M6 js 16 to 19 Project Team, Highways England, The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham B1 1RN
Email: [email protected] visit: www.highways.gov.uk/M6j16-19smart
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