The goal is to create a motorway safe enough to convert the hard shoulder into an active lane, thereby creating an all-lane running (ALR) motorway—which increases traffic capacity and eases ...

ALR motorways apply the controlled motorway technology, permanently convert the hard shoulder as a running lane, and feature emergency areas to stop in an emergency. ALR motorways also have ...

Retrofitting of the system to every ALR smart motorway was completed as part of a series of safety measures last year, but a report by the Office of Rail and Road in December revealed it was ...

In April, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would be axing all future ALR smart motorway schemes. Nevertheless, he refused to bring back the hard shoulder on the 22 existing stretches ...

Nick Harris told MPs that stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology was active on all sections of all-lane running (ALR) motorway and already contributing to improved safety but added that the ...

Smart motorway safety targets for detecting stranded ... technology on all-lane running (ALR) smart motorways – which do not have a hard shoulder – is below National Highways’ own minimum ...