Hard shoulder running now active on the M6 near Birmingham

Date: 4/2/2010

Source: ‘Hard choice about to make life easier for drivers on M6’, Surveyor, 4 December 2009, pg. 5 and www.highways.gov.uk

The hard shoulder is now used as a running lane during busy periods on a stretch of the M6 near Birmingham.  The scheme was completed as part of a £150m contract to improve the safety and reliability of journeys.

Transport minister, Chris Mole announced that by 2015 an extra £3bn is planned to be invested to gain an additional 340 lane miles through similar managed motorway schemes.

Keywords: Traffic management