The Highways Agency will be testing the newly-installed managed motorway system on the M62 between junction 26 at Chain Bar and 27 at Gildersome tomorrow.
The systems are due to be tested on the eastbound and westbound carriageways between 8am and 10am, subject to the completion of minor works today. Should the trials go ahead, traffic officers in the Highways Agency regional control centre in Wakefield will open up the hard shoulder to traffic by setting the overhead signs to tell drivers they can use it as an extra lane.
Variable mandatory speed limits will also be displayed to help improve traffic flow and reduce congestion.
This will be the second section of the new managed motorway to be brought into operation, following successful opening of the first, between junctions 27 and 28, in May.
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