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| M1 car-share lane plans 'dropped' | M1 car-share lane plans 'dropped' |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| Plans for the first car-share lane on the M1 have been dropped in favour of other forms of traffic management. | Plans for the first car-share lane on the M1 have been dropped in favour of other forms of traffic management. |
| A car-share lane had been planned from junction 7 for St Albans, Hertfordshire to junction 10 for Luton, Bedfordshire. | |
| The Department for Transport has now decided it is "not the right solution". A spokesman said new technology would be used to manage traffic flow instead. | |
| But the Campaign for Better Transport said criticised the move saying similar lanes had worked elsewhere. | |
| The Department for Transport spokesman said: "Car share lanes remain an important part of our congestion-tackling toolkit and we will continue to consider them for use across the network. | |
| "Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has opened a car share lane on the M606/M62 near Bradford. | "Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has opened a car share lane on the M606/M62 near Bradford. |
| "We have also identified around 500 miles of motorway as potential priority sites for new traffic management measures, which may also include more car share lanes. | "We have also identified around 500 miles of motorway as potential priority sites for new traffic management measures, which may also include more car share lanes. |
| "The M1 from junction 7 to 10 will now be equipped with controlled motorway technology, similar to that in operation on M25, to maximise traffic flows and improve safety." | "The M1 from junction 7 to 10 will now be equipped with controlled motorway technology, similar to that in operation on M25, to maximise traffic flows and improve safety." |
| The Campaign for Better Transport has accused officials of "burying" the decision not to open a similar lane for the M1 in a report published earlier this month. | The Campaign for Better Transport has accused officials of "burying" the decision not to open a similar lane for the M1 in a report published earlier this month. |
| 'Innovative scheme' | 'Innovative scheme' |
| Solo drivers would have been banned from the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane - during rush hour. | Solo drivers would have been banned from the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane - during rush hour. |
| The former Transport Secretary promised the car share lane in 2004 | The former Transport Secretary promised the car share lane in 2004 |
| The Campaign for Better Transport wrote to Transport Minister Tom Harris in October 2007 asking him to recommit to the M1 HOV lane, but did not receive a reply. | The Campaign for Better Transport wrote to Transport Minister Tom Harris in October 2007 asking him to recommit to the M1 HOV lane, but did not receive a reply. |
| The decision to drop the promised M1 car-share lane was stated on page 65 of an 80-page report published this month. | The decision to drop the promised M1 car-share lane was stated on page 65 of an 80-page report published this month. |
| Rebecca Lush Blum, Campaign for Better Transport's roads and climate campaigner, said: "We are disappointed that the government has decided not to back the important M1 car-share lane. | Rebecca Lush Blum, Campaign for Better Transport's roads and climate campaigner, said: "We are disappointed that the government has decided not to back the important M1 car-share lane. |
| "Car-share lanes work elsewhere in the world, cutting congestion and carbon emissions." | "Car-share lanes work elsewhere in the world, cutting congestion and carbon emissions." |