Traffic Lights On Motorways – What Next?
Friday, 13. July 2018
We are awaiting the results of a £7 million traffic lights trial on the M62 where it meets the M6. We’ve all seen the traffic lights installed on motorway sliproads at times of peak traffic in order to regulate traffic flow.
Well, the same principle is being used on the M62 where it meets the M6 but the lights control all lanes of the motorway rather than just a slip road and work in conjunction with information signs and variable speed limits.
Highways England believe that these measures will ‘provide smoother traffic flows’ and if successful will be rolled out across the whole of the UK wherever 2 motorways merge. Traffic levels are currently hitting an all-time high so anything that can reduce the bottlenecks will be welcomed by motorists. But traffic lights on motorways – could that be a step too far? By Graham Hill
