Written question asked by Sarah Champion (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2026. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Monday, 27 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Motorways: Safety Measures
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between emergency refuge areas on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.
- Answer
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National Highways has completed construction of 151 additional emergency areas across the All Lane Running smart motorway network, through the National Emergency Area Retrofit programme. Across every All Lane Running motorway, the average distance between places to stop in an emergency is now less than a mile (around 0.9 miles), compared to around 1.2 miles before the retrofit.
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- 129148
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Safety measures Motorways
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- Yes
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