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Why do hard shoulders sometimes not continue under bridges?

April 26, 2017Bridges Continue hard shoulders

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Why do hard shoulders sometimes not continue under bridges?

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When motorways are widened, there is not always room to maintain the hard shoulder under the bridge without demolishing the existing bridge and building a new one. Providing the safety of road users is not compromised it is much cheaper to stop-off the hard shoulder either side of the bridge.