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The building of smart motorways with no hard shoulder could be halted in the New Year under plans being considered by ministers.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is mulling over the move for when he officially responds to a damning report by MPs which called for their rollout to be paused.
It would mean no more stretches of 'all lane running' (ALR) motorway being built after existing parts already under construction are introduced.
ALR smart motorways are where the hard shoulder is permanently removed and turned into a fourth lane, meaning motorists can become marooned in live traffic if they break down.
Yesterday the Daily Mail revealed how an extra 84 miles of the deadly roads are to be opened despite the call for a pause by MPs on the Commons transport committee.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (pictured) is mulling over the move for when he officially responds to a damning report by MPs which called for their rollout to be paused
The routes will have emergency refuges up to 1.5 miles apart, contrary to safety guidelines laid down by Mr Shapps that the distance should be no more than a mile.
Mr Shapps will leave it until next year to respond to the transport committee's report so
