

These technology-enabled sections of motorways have enhancements such as: On some busier sections of motorways we temporarily open the hard shoulder or have converted it to a permanent extra lane so that more vehicles can travel, avoiding the expense and disruption of widening the road.

This helps keep the traffic flowing more smoothly. The technology is controlled from regional control centres which can activate and change signs and variable speed limits. Many parts of Highways England’s motorway network use technology to monitor and manage the flow of traffic.
