> So what will happen when this supply led demand increases and
> congestion again becomes as bad as ever? How will the emergency
> services cope with no vacant hard shoulder? Let me guess, more
> motorway widening/building?
>
> "Work has begun on rolling out a scheme allowing motorway drivers to
> use the hard shoulder in parts of the Midlands.
>
> An initiative has been on trial on the M42 east of Birmingham.
>
> There are plans for four other motorway stretches to allow motorists
> to use the hard shoulder and or to have variable speed limits at the
> busiest times.
>
> Changes would apply at the end of 2009 on the M42 between junctions 9
> and 7, the M6 from junction 4 to 5 and the M40 from junction 16 up to
> the M42 link..."
>
> More:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7619969.stm
>
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