...south of Birmingham, with the hardshoulder of the motorway opened to traffic...said the trial on the M42 proved hardshoulder running and variable speed limits...including the consideration of hardshoulder running on 500 miles of motorway...
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...Meeting BSA/91/03 SWORDS BY-PASS (N1) – HARDSHOULDER AREA BETWEEN SEATOWN ROAD AND MALAHIDE ROAD ROUNDABOUTS...the Manager report on the possibility of opening the hardshoulder from Seatown Road to Malahide Road Roundabouts to facilitate...
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