Motorway lights to be switched off at night to save energy

Streetlights on motorways are being switched off during hours of darkness to save energy and money, it has been announced by the Highways Agency.

A stretch of the M6 in Lancashire, between junction 27 at Standish and 29 at Lostock Hall, will have all its lighting turned off between the hours of midnight and 5am from this Wednesday. The slip roads and the junctions around them will all remain lit.