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| Operation Brock: No-deal Brexit motorway plan starts on M20 | |
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| A plan to manage traffic congestion on a Kent motorway has come into force as part of plans for a no-deal Brexit. | |
| Operation Brock sees one side of the M20 being used only by HGVs heading to cross-Channel ports. | Operation Brock sees one side of the M20 being used only by HGVs heading to cross-Channel ports. |
| All other traffic is restricted to a contraflow system on the opposite carriageway. | All other traffic is restricted to a contraflow system on the opposite carriageway. |
| The traffic measures are designed to keep the M20 open in both directions in case there is disruption to services across the English Channel. | The traffic measures are designed to keep the M20 open in both directions in case there is disruption to services across the English Channel. |
| Lorries heading for Europe will face a 30mph limit on a 13-mile stretch between junctions seven (Maidstone) and nine (Ashford) on the coastbound carriage of the M20. | Lorries heading for Europe will face a 30mph limit on a 13-mile stretch between junctions seven (Maidstone) and nine (Ashford) on the coastbound carriage of the M20. |
| All other traffic on the motorway - including lorries carrying out UK deliveries - must use a 50mph contraflow of two lanes in each direction on the London-bound side of the road. | All other traffic on the motorway - including lorries carrying out UK deliveries - must use a 50mph contraflow of two lanes in each direction on the London-bound side of the road. |
| Under plans for Operation Brock, hauliers could also be sent to a lorry park at Manston Airport, and the M26 could be be closed and used for queuing HGVs in the event of severe disruption. | Under plans for Operation Brock, hauliers could also be sent to a lorry park at Manston Airport, and the M26 could be be closed and used for queuing HGVs in the event of severe disruption. |
| Operation Brock was last put in place in March four days ahead of the first planned Brexit date, but was deactivated three weeks later. |