Miles of 50mph speed limits, years of lane closures, traffic jams and disruption - you may have gathered this author is not a particular fan of Highways England's ambitions to transform our motorways into a 'smart' network whereby congestion is relieved by making the hard shoulder available for use by traffic. Nevertheless, irrespective of the strategic merits or not of 'smart' motorways, this new transport infrastructure still needs to be lit. And this is providing a genuine benefit - the invaluable opportunity for lighting designers and manufacturers to upgrade and improve our nation's highway lighting.
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