An MP has expressed her dismay as “potentially lifesaving” equipment may not be operational on a stretch of smart motorway near Maidstone for three years.
Work on transforming a 6.5mile stretch of the M20 between junction 3 at West Malling and junction 5 at Aylesford into a smart motorway was completed earlier this month, with all four lanes open but a 50mph speed limit imposed, most likely until the end of April.
However, it could take up to 36 months for stopped vehicle detection units, which register when a vehicle has halted, to be rolled out to smart motorways across the country.
MP for Chatham and Aylesford, Tracey Crouch, a fierce campaigner for increased safety measures on the M20, was told the news by a minister in the Department for Transport.
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