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Operation Stack: M20 reopens after days of delays | Operation Stack: M20 reopens after days of delays |
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Operation Stack, which closed parts of the M20 to cars for several days, has been lifted, Kent Police say. | Operation Stack, which closed parts of the M20 to cars for several days, has been lifted, Kent Police say. |
It involves the parking - or stacking - of lorries on the motorway when cross-Channel services are disrupted. | It involves the parking - or stacking - of lorries on the motorway when cross-Channel services are disrupted. |
Eurotunnel services have now returned to normal after a backlog was cleared, following disruption caused by migrants. | Eurotunnel services have now returned to normal after a backlog was cleared, following disruption caused by migrants. |
However, DFDS Seaways has suspended its crossings between Dover and Calais due to disruption at the French port. | |
Lorries have now been parked on the coastbound M20 in Kent, between junctions 8 and 11, on 21 days over the past three months. | |
Kent Police said on Sunday that the operation was no longer required. | |
The force tweeted: "#OpStack has now been stood down. The #M20 is now open to all traffic. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding." |