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<p>Reviews of the first two schemes to be designed to the all lane running standard,
both on the M25, shows they are performing well and in line with expectations; successfully
increasing capacity and improving journeys for motorists. These reviews found that
the M25 schemes delivered an overall 27% safety improvement.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless,
to help drivers feel more confident they can find a place to stop in an emergency,
Highways England have committed to reducing the maximum spacing of emergency areas
which is currently about every mile and a half (about 90 seconds at 60mph), to around
every mile (about every minute at 60mph). This will take place on new schemes being
constructed from 2020 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Currently the average spacing on all
lane running sections is just over a mile.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in the next
twelve months construction work will commence to install 10 additional emergency refuge
areas on the M25.</p>
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