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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 has said. | |
| The operation involves parking - or stacking - lorries on the motorway when cross-Channel services are disrupted. | The operation involves parking - or stacking - lorries on the motorway when cross-Channel services are disrupted. |
| Eurotunnel services have now returned to normal after the backlog was cleared following disruption caused by migrants. | Eurotunnel services have now returned to normal after the backlog was cleared following disruption caused by migrants. |
| DFDS Seaways, however, has suspended services between Dover and Calais due to disruption at the French port. | DFDS Seaways, however, has suspended services between Dover and Calais due to disruption at the French port. |
| Lorries have been parked between junctions eight and 11 of the coastbound M20 in Kent for a total of 21 days over the past three months, but Kent Police said on Sunday the operation was no longer required. | Lorries have been parked between junctions eight and 11 of the coastbound M20 in Kent for a total of 21 days over the past three months, but Kent Police said on Sunday 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." | The force tweeted: "#OpStack has now been stood down. The #M20 is now open to all traffic. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding." |
| Ferry services | Ferry services |
| Cross-Channel issues remain for DFDS customers as the ferry operator has suspended crossings between Dover and Calais until further notice, stating there is currently "no access" to the French port. | |
| A DFDS spokesman said customers travelling to France are asked to check in as normal to be transferred to a Dover to Dunkirk service. | |
| Those sailing to the UK from France are advised to travel to Dunkirk, where they will be placed on the next available ferry. | |
| The statement added: "We are working hard with the parties involved to gain access to the port of Calais as soon as possible." | |
| P&O Ferries said it was running full service but with delays of up to 90 minutes. | |
| A P&O Ferries spokesman said there were 58 sailings across the English Channel on Sunday, adding: "Things are clearly very busy, but we are doing everything we can to ensure journeys across the Channel are as trouble-free as possible." | |
| Gridlock | |
| Operation Stack caused major problems for Kent residents, with gridlock on roads surrounding the M20. | |
| Businesses as diverse as hairdressers and osteopaths said customers cancelled appointments because of travel difficulties. | |
| Vanessa Challess, from Maidstone, who is eight months pregnant, said she feared what would happen if she needed to get to hospital in Ashford to give birth. | |
| A contraflow on the M20 could be introduced to keep local traffic moving if Operation Stack is enforced again. | |
| Kent County Council's cabinet member for transport, Matthew Balfour, said he hoped it would be ready next week. |