No hard shoulder driving on M25
December 26, 2007
Today traffic management in UK is not a cake walk but on the contrary it is a herculean task. Hard shoulder scores over others as it manages the traffic more carefully (a key factor in traffic management). However the cost factor is low comparing to widening of existing motorway. Estimated cost of converting hard shoulders for traffic use will not exceed £15 million per mile compared to widening cost of 63 mile stretch comes to around £79 million a mile. Even widening of the roads does not auger well with the environmental campaigners.
However The Highway Agency is complementing other option of widening the London ring-road perhaps one of the busiest European routes.
Prior to the proposal, M42 near Birmingham was trial part of the hard shoulder scheme and has deemed successful by none other than the Transport Secretary the respected Mr.Ruth Kelly.
As the M25 is considered as a key route, having high flows of traffic in Europe, it is critical to the UK economy as it is one of the most widely used and so the alternative of adding another additional permanent lane would be lasting solution.
RAC foundation campaigns head Shiela Rainger opines that the time is not ripe for expanding the Hard Shoulder running as it is at present considered as a short term remedy.
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