HINDHEAD — Live News An automatic taper which can close off lanes in minutes and...

Published: 5:53 am January 7, 2022
Updated: 5:04 pm March 8, 2026
Super Swift Gates Which Automatically Close Off Lanes To Be Trialled On National Highways’ Network

An automatic taper which can close off lanes in minutes and saves road workers having to put out cones in the face of oncoming traffic is to be trialled on the National Highways network.

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The innovation, SwiftGate, can be fully deployed in around five minutes compared to the 25 minutes it takes road workers to put out the taper of cones directing often fast-moving traffic away from a live lane.

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