smart motorway

noun

A section of motorway that uses active traffic management (ATM) techniques to increase capacity by use of variable speed limits and hard-shoulder running at busy times.

Meanings

nounsmart motorway (plural smart motorways)

plural smart motorways

  1. UKtransportA section of motorway that uses active traffic management (ATM) techniques to increase capacity by use of variable speed limits and hard-shoulder running at busy times.

    Synonyms: managed motorway

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA section of motorway that uses active traffic management (ATM) techniques to increase capacity by use of variable speed limits and hard-shoulder running at busy times.

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Chicago

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