Operation Brock to be lifted on M20 with overnight road closure
A traffic-holding system on the M20 installed for lorries queueing to cross the English Channel over the May Bank Holiday weekend and the school half-term is set to be removed overnight.Last week the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum rolled out Operation Brock on the M20 between junction eight (Maidstone) and nine (Ashford).This system sees lorries heading to Dover queue on one side of the M20 while the other carriageway acts as a contraflow, allowing traffic to travel in both directions.The M20 will be closed overnight in both directions from 20:00 until 06:00 BST, between junctions seven to 19 coast-bound and junctions nine to 18 London-bound.
A signed diversion will be in place during the closure, with the motorway due to reopen as normal on Wednesday.
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