"smart motorway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smart motorways [plural]
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  1. (UK, transport) 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. Wikipedia link: smart motorway Tags: UK Categories (topical): Transport Synonyms: managed motorway Related terms: smart lane
    Sense id: en-smart_motorway-en-noun-bzFjhrBG Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: transport

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