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M60/M62/M66 Simister Island
Representation by Emma Tristram
- Date submitted
- 28 May 2024
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I object to the proposed scheme at Simister Island Interchange. Rather than increasing capacity, National Highways should be seeking to reduce demand. The scheme will increase carbon emissions. The scheme includes a stretch of motorway with no hard shoulder - known as 'smart motorway'. These were banned in April 2023. Edmund King, the AA's president, said then that he welcomed the decision to scrap planned smart motorways and said it was a "victory for common sense", calling for the hard shoulder to be reinstated on existing smart motorways, including a permanent red 'X' and new lane markings. He hoped the government's decision marked the end of "deadly" smart motorways. Existing smart motorways should be removed.