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Smart motorways 智能高速 Tailblazers 道路开拓者 How to make life easier for motorists without buildingnew roads 无需费力新路造，司机生活更美好 IDLING on a motorway for an hour or two has longbeen a part of any British summer holiday. But this year fractious drivers on the southernstrip of the M25, an orbital road around London, may have some respite. In April part of theroad, between junctions five and seven, opened as a smart motorway. It is one of around adozen projects currently being undertaken by the Highways Agency, the body which managesBritain s motorways and trunk roads. The scheme is an innovative way to reduce congestioncheaply. But it is also a striking example of how the government is quietly making life easier formotorists. 堵在高速上一到两个小时一直是英国人暑假生活的一部分。但是今年对于环伦敦城的M25公路南部地带的司机来说，这一问题或能得到缓解。4月份该公路的部分路段被打造成智能高速公路。这是目前由管理英国所有高速及主干道路的高速公路管理局负责实施的系列工程之一，该计划主要是以创新的方式以及低廉的价格解决交通拥堵问题。但这同样也是一个令人震惊的案例，因为政府就这样默默为司机减轻了生活负担。 | 
