Whistleblower claims National Highways suffered ‘systemic cultural failure’ when told of staff concerns
Smart motorways were given the go-ahead because National Highways bosses turned a “blind eye” to safety fears, a whistleblower has claimed as he released a dossier of classified documents.
A senior engineer has said the Government-owned company responsible for turning hard shoulders into live lanes suffered a “systemic cultural failure” when told of staff concerns over safety.
The National Highways employee also accused successive government ministers of failing to widen motorways because they feared the “Swampy effect” – environmental activists, like Swampy from the 1990s, who fought road building with high-profile tunnel and treetop protests.
People protest against smart motorways outside the Department for Transport in November 2021 CREDIT: Heathcliff O’Malley
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