Hard shoulder running lane scheme rolled out -
24 October 2007
Drivers move across to use the hard shoulder of the M42
A scheme which allows motorists to drive on the hard shoulder
of a motorway is to be rolled out.
BBC Midlands Today has learnt transport secretary Ruth Kelly
will declare the scheme a success on Thursday.
Drivers have been using the hard shoulder on an 11-mile stretch
of the M42, from south Birmingham and through Warwickshire,
at peak times.
Transport correspondent Peter Plisner said figures showed
the motorway was safer at these times.
He said a report, also due to be unveiled on Thursday, would
show that motorway capacity is up by 13% and that pollution
has fallen.
The M42's hard shoulder has been used by drivers since 12
September, 2006.
A 50mph speed limit warning over the hard shoulder between
junctions 3a and seven shows when the lane is in use.
Visit The
Highways Agency website for additional infomation on the
M42 scheme
Source BBC
West Midlands
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