Yet more deadly miles

ANOTHER deadly stretch of smart motorway opened this week to create the biggest road of its type in the country.

The 15-mile stretch from Hayes, west London, to Maidenhead adds to an adjoining 17-mile section opened earlier this year.

It means the hard shoulder has been removed and turned into an extra live lane on 32 miles of the M4 between junctions 3 and 12, running from West London into Berkshire.

It is 64 miles of road when both sides of the carriageway are included. Most smart motorways are ten or so miles, or 20 including both sides.

While 100 miles of such projects have been paused, another 100 miles are going ahead, including the M4 stretch.