Smart motorway
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smart-motorway-184-9094419
title:
Smart motorway
text:
A smart motorway, also known in Scotland as an intelligent transport system, is a section of motorway in the United Kingdom that employs active traffic management (ATM) techniques to increase capacity through the use of MIDAS technology including variable speed limits and occasionally hard shoulder running and ramp metering at busy times. They were developed at the turn of the 21st century as a cost-effective alternative to traditional carriageway widening, with intended benefits ranging from mo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Designation of roads in the United Kingdom
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_motorway
date created:
2010-11-21T21:48:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T11:32:15Z
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