Question follow-through · 129148
Motorways: Safety Measures
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between emergency refuge areas on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between emergency refuge areas on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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27 Apr 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Motorways: Safety
27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between dedicated emergency refuge areas, excluding slip roads and junctions, on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.