BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 14:48:00
Control of the signals on smart motorways for nearly four hours. they couldn't close any lanes with the red x symbol, putting drivers who had to stop on the motorway at potential risk of being driven into. for the first time, national highways has spoken about what happened. in that period, our ability to set red xs was switched off, that wasn't an ideal situation, but one we managed through other measures such as extra patrols on the network. but it wasn't just switched on and off again, it was off nearly three hours — a long time. when we brought the system back—up, we experienced some u...