Operation Brock “too expensive” say locals
Critics of the M20 Operation Brock contraflow say it is too expensive, with the cost of deploying the traffic-holding scheme ranging from £100,000 to £250,000. Operation Brock is the queuing system for trucks queueing to cross the English Channel that has divided opinion since its inception. Those behind the scheme say it saves surrounding roads […]
M20 Operation Brock contraflow deactivated
The 13-mile Operation Brock contraflow on the M20 between junctions 8 (for Maidstone) and 9 (at Ashford) has been removed. The road restrictions were put in in March to deal with any traffic disruption after problems with cross-channel ferry capacity. Now the Kent Resilience Forum has judged this period of potential disruption has now eased, […]