Recovery teams help over 3,500 smart motorway drivers
Date published: 02 June 2015
Paul Hampson, Highways England Project Manager, with Mike Smith, Project Manager at recovery firm Egerton’s, at the smart motorway depot by junction 19 of the M62
Recovery teams have helped over 3,500 drivers get back on the move during the first ten months of the smart motorway scheme in Greater Manchester.
Figures released by Highways England show that 3,690 vehicles have broken down on the 17-mile stretch of motorway between junction 8 of the M60 near Sale and junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale since the project began in July last year, including 297 HGVs.
A free recovery service is being provided along the route while work takes place on a £208 million scheme to cut congestion and improve journey times. A total of 17 recovery vehicles are being used 24 hours a day to help drivers continue their journeys.
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