Drivers warned to be prepared for significant delays on Kent’s roads
Drivers are warned of significant delays as a result of ongoing disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. Passengers heading to Europe will find their journeys further impacted by the Operation Brock (pictured – from file) traffic management scheme being used on the M20, to manage the flow of freight heading to the continent. […]
Operation Brock back in Kent for busy summer ahead
Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) has announced that Operation Brock is set to return to the M20 ahead of the summer getaway. The KRF’s Strategic Planning Lead Simon Jones is also urging people to plan their cross-Channel journeys, including booking ahead, to help keep Kent moving and open for business this summer. With a busy July and […]
Brock to stay for half-term getaway and Jubilee
A combination of factors heightening the risk of disruption on Kent’s roads will keep Operation Brock in place on the M20 at least until the end of Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday, the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) partnership said confirmed. Ongoing reduced ferry capacity at the Port of Dover, the upcoming school half-term break and Jubilee […]
Brock traffic management to stay for now, says Kent County Council
Operation Brock will continue to remain in place as a precaution to manage the flow of freight traffic to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel while cross-Channel ferry capacity remains reduced, the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) partnership said this week. While one P&O ferry has now returned to service, no date has been set for […]
Kent CC urges Government to intervene to help clear Kent’s gridlocked roads on the route to Dover
The leader of Kent County Council has urged the government to intervene to prevent traffic gridlock on the county’s roads. Thousands of trucks were affected by Operation Brock last week as they were forced to queue on the side of the M20 when heading to Dover. A combination of things – including the Easter holidays, […]
M20 traffic controls to stay for Easter
It’s been decided that Operation Brock on the M20 will remain in place until after the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as a precaution to manage the flow of traffic to the Port of Dover and EuroTunnel. Kent Resilience Forum says that, while both freight and passenger traffic has been flowing well along cross-Channel routes since […]
Operation Brock to move on later this month
National Highways has said it will relocate the movable barrier on the M20 used as part of Operation Brock later this month. National Highways will be carrying out an extensive drainage upgrade, ground work to enable storage of the movable barrier and signage installation in the central reservation and London-bound verge to move the Brock […]
M20 emergency Brexit controls made permanent
Controls designed to prevent post Brexit disruption of lorries around Dover are to be made permanent allowing what were emergency measures to be used indefinitely. London’s Standard newspaper says the removal of the “sunset clause” means that the implementation of a traffic reconfiguration to the M20 will be able to continue past its current October […]
M20 Operation Brock contraflow deactivated again
Highways England has decided to remove the contraflow on the M20 in Kent which introduced at the end of Coronavirus restrictions to cope with an anticipated rise in travel to France. The moveable barrier will be removed overnight this Saturday and will see the M20 return to three full width lanes at the national speed […]
Operation Brock re-introduced as restrictions eased
The lifting of lockdown restrictions has triggered the next deployment of the moveable barrier system on the M20 in Kent in preparation for increased passenger numbers. Operation Brock is part of a series of measures to improve Kent’s resilience in the event of disruption to services across the English Channel. Highways England says this is […]
