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What is Hard Shoulder Running?
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What is hard shoulder running?
Hard shoulder running is a motorway improvement scheme that is being put in place on the M1 J10 to 13 between Luton and Milton Keynes. The scheme combines a number of new technologies and existing motorway features to provide:
- Reliable journey times
- Reduced congestion
- Enhanced information to drivers
- Quicker response times to incidents
How will hard shoulder running be different?
You will see a number of changes such as the addition of:
- Driver information signs (1)
- Speed limit signals (2)
- Emergency refuge areas (3)
- New emergency roadside telephones (4)
- Hard shoulder running if necessary (5)
- New congestion and incident management systems (6)
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