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Motorway lights switched off in money saving exercise

Three stretches of motorway will have their lights turned off in a combined effort to save money, reduce light pollution and cut carbon emissions.

The stretches of motorway, on the M58, the M65 and the M66, will have their lights permanently switched off and is one of the first policies to come straight from voters as it was made when the coalition government asked people to come up with suggestions for how spending cuts could best be made.

The permanent switch-off at the three sites follows a similar initiative where motorway lights were turned off between midnight and five am on quiet stretches of road. The Highways Agency estimates that by turning these lights off it will save over £200,000 a year, which will be directed at other road safety initiatives.

The AA gave a guarded welcome to the plans. A spokesman said that there are already large stretches of motorway with no lights but added: "This will have to be monitored. If there is an increase in accidents there will have to be process to ensure that they can be turned on again."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8404916/Motorway-lights-to-be-turned-off-to-cut-carbon.html

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